Planning care in India from Central Asia
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan each have their own health systems, and all have been expanding specialised services. Access to some specialised treatments still varies across the region, and families sometimes look abroad. Here are published facts, and what we can arrange.
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What the data says
Radiotherapy (megavoltage) machines per million people in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, compared with 2.3 in Kazakhstan, based on IAEA directory data.
Radiotherapy machines across the five countries in 2022; the same study estimates at least 115 will be needed by 2030, and notes that services are concentrated in major cities.
Visitors from Uzbekistan who came to India for medical purposes in 2024, one of the top five source countries.
These figures describe one specialised area, radiotherapy, and they change as countries invest. They are not a judgement on any health system. If you are considering treatment abroad, your doctor at home is the right person to advise on whether it makes sense for you.
Sources checked 4 November 2026.
On the ground in India
- Appointment and estimate requests to the hospitals or practitioners you choose
- Visa paperwork guidance and a document checklist
- Airport pickup, transfers and local transport
- Stays near your hospital, for you and the people travelling with you
- Interpreters where available for your language
- Ayurveda, homeopathy or a check-up holiday, if you want one
- A recovery stay and help with your journey home
Practical checks
- Talk to your doctor at home and ask for copies of your records and test results.
- Ask the Indian hospital you choose whether it has Russian-speaking staff or interpreters.
- Check flight routes and connections to the Indian city of your hospital.
- Plan follow-up care at home before you travel.
Your trip from Central Asia, step by step
What most Central Asian patients sort out before they board, and who does each part.
Talk to your own doctor first
Ask whether travel is safe for you, and how they would handle follow-up when you're back.
Get written replies from hospitals
You pick the accredited hospitals. We help you send them your reports and follow up until each one replies in writing. Hospitals reply on their own timelines; we follow up with them, but we don't control how long they take. Our own reply to your enquiry comes within one working day, and it's free.
Fix your dates, then book flights
Book only once the hospital confirms your date. Fly into the international airport nearest your hospital (Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Kochi, for example, all have international flights) and check current routes from Central Asia with airlines.
Get your e-Medical visa sorted
Use the official portal only. We give you the checklist and help you request the hospital letter.
Arrive to a plan
Airport pickup, a stay near the hospital, admission support, interpreters and a coordinator you can call.
Quick answers for Central Asian patients
Can someone travel with me?
Will I be able to talk to the doctors?
What will it cost?
What do I bring home?
e-Medical and e-Medical Attendant visas
On 4 November 2026, nationals of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan appeared on the official e-Visa fee table for the e-Medical and e-Medical Attendant visas. Turkmenistan did not appear in that table; Turkmen nationals should check with the Embassy of India. Eligibility can change, so always confirm on indianvisaonline.gov.in.
The portal lists e-Medical visas as valid for one year from arrival with multiple entries (checked 4 November 2026). Rules change; the Government of India decides every application. We give general guidance only.
Please read
- Care Beyond Borders is not a medical provider and does not give medical advice.
- Talk to your own doctor before planning treatment abroad. Don't stop or change prescribed treatment.
- We don't promise outcomes, prices or waiting times. Estimates come from the provider, in writing.
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