Treatment in India from Uganda

Which treatments do Ugandans travel to India for?

Records of Ugandan patients referred to India point to cancer, kidney transplant and heart surgery. In an audit of Ugandan patients sent abroad, nerve, spinal and brain conditions formed the largest group, followed by kidney conditions, bone, muscle and joint conditions, and heart disease.

Brain and spine surgery has the broadest specialist cover in the masterclass record. Dr. Anil Kumar Kansal of BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital conducted a Jivo Masterclass on spine and neurosurgery for international doctors on 31 May 2026, after an earlier one on recent advances in neurosurgery on 13 July 2025. Brain tumours were the subject of Dr. Rahul Gupta's Jivo Masterclass on diagnosis and management of brain tumour, conducted at Fortis Hospital, Noida, on 9 February 2025, and spinal surgery was covered by Dr. Puneet Girdhar on 10 August 2025 in his Jivo Masterclass on spinal surgery. The operations are craniotomy for brain tumour, spinal decompression and fixation and microdiscectomy.

Further sessions cover the same ground. Dr. S. K. Rajan of Artemis Hospitals, Gurugram, conducted a Jivo Masterclass on spine surgery safety for international doctors on 15 September 2024 and another on recent advances in spine surgery on 5 July 2026. Dr. Tariq Matin of Artemis Hospitals conducted a Jivo Masterclass on the role of neuro intervention on 9 August 2026.

Who treats cancer, kidney and heart patients?

Dr. Mohit Agarwal conducted the Jivo Masterclass on cancer: myths, facts and advances on 7 September 2025, and Dr. Garima Singh one on radiation oncology on 22 February 2026, both for international doctors. Dr. Rajesh Kumar Jain conducted another, on recent trends in surgical oncology, on 6 September 2026. The treatments are chemotherapy, immunotherapy and radiation therapy.

For kidney failure, Dr. Shafiq Ahmed of BLK-Max conducted a Jivo Masterclass on renal transplant care on 12 April 2026, and Dr. Yajvender Pratap Singh Rana one on urology, uro-oncology and kidney transplant on 23 November 2025; see kidney transplant. On the heart, Dr. Ajay Kaul of Fortis Hospital, Noida, conducted a session on advances in cardiac care on 1 December 2024; bypass surgery is under CABG.

For bone, muscle and joint conditions, Dr. Ishwar Bohra of BLK-Max conducted a Jivo Masterclass on diagnosis and management of degenerative joint disease on 27 April 2025, and Dr. Ramkinkar Jha of Artemis Hospitals, Gurugram, conducted one on hip replacement, knee replacement, revision surgery and arthroscopies on 14 July 2024. The joint operations are described under total hip replacement and bilateral knee replacement.

What is the visa position for Ugandans?

Uganda is on the e-Visa eligibility list, and the Ebola-related restrictions now in force are the first thing Jivo checks before any application. The Ugandan visa guide sets out the online and the Kampala routes, the attendant guide has the attendant rules, and Entebbe is the subject of the travel and stay guide.

Reports are shared on WhatsApp, after which a named Indian specialist gives an opinion and the hospital sends an estimate in US dollars. Every partner hospital is FRRO-registered, and Jivo arranges the Visa Invitation Letter with the hospital before the application goes in. The process for patients covers each step.