How a treating centre earns a place on our list
The hospital matters more than the facilitator. These are the criteria a centre has to meet before we will send a patient's records to it.
Six requirements, applied consistently
We would rather work with fewer centres and know them well than list many and know none of them properly.
Established nephrology and transplant units
We work with centres where kidney transplantation and dialysis are routine parts of the workload rather than occasional procedures, with intensive care and infectious-disease support on site.
Willingness to give a written opinion first
Any centre we work with must be prepared to review records and issue an opinion in writing before a patient travels — including an opinion that treatment abroad is not indicated.
Transparent estimates
Estimates must state what is included, what is excluded, and what commonly causes a case to exceed the range. Verbal-only quotations are not acceptable.
International patient support
Practical infrastructure matters: visa documentation, interpreters where needed, dietary accommodation and a named contact for the family.
Donor safety and legal compliance
For living donor transplant, the centre must follow the statutory authorisation process in full, with independent assessment of the donor.
Continuity after discharge
The team must be reachable after you fly home, and willing to review results shared by your nephrologist in Ghana.
Hospital details
We will name the hospitals we work with, along with their accreditations, unit sizes and consultant profiles, once each has approved the exact wording for publication.
Until then, we share the specific centre relevant to your case directly with you, together with the written opinion and estimate from that centre — which is the information that actually affects your decision.
This page deliberately contains no accreditation logos, rankings, success rates or procedure volumes. Any figure published here in future will be attributed to the hospital and dated.
Request a second opinion
A second review from a transplant nephrologist can confirm your current plan or open an option nobody mentioned. Either outcome is useful.