Up the specialty
Zoom out to Therapeutic Interventions
- All of Therapeutic InterventionsSpecialty
An Independent Reference on Medical Travel Abroad · Reader-Funded
Epidaurus · Treatment Guide · Therapeutic Interventions
Going abroad for —
Organ transplant availability, outcomes, and wait times for foreigners
The country comparison
The destinations ranked high→low under this lens — each with the reasoning behind its score, the cited evidence one click down, and its full report. The verdict is free; the report is the depth.
Reading the field
Every country above is graded against this published scale — the same 1–5 rubric for transplant capabilities, top to bottom. How we score →
Multiple internationally accredited transplant centers serving foreign patients across 4+ organ types. Wait times under 6 months for most organs, with robust living donor programs. Transplant survival rates at 1 year exceed 90% for kidney/liver, 85% for heart. Clear legal framework supporting ethical transplant tourism. Comprehensive post-transplant care coordination. Costs 50-70% below US/European levels. Evidence of 200+ annual transplants for international patients.
2-3 accredited transplant centers with 3+ organ types available to foreigners. Wait times 6-12 months for most organs. Survival rates meet international standards (85%+ kidney/liver, 80%+ heart at 1 year). Established legal framework with some restrictions. Good post-transplant support systems. Moderate cost savings of 30-50%. Evidence of 100+ annual international transplant patients.
1-2 transplant centers accepting international patients, primarily kidney and liver programs. Wait times 12-24 months. Survival rates slightly below international averages but acceptable (80%+ kidney/liver). Basic legal framework with unclear regulations for foreigners. Limited post-transplant coordination. Cost savings of 20-40%. Some evidence of international transplant activity.
Single transplant center or very limited international access. Long wait times over 24 months. Below-average survival rates or limited outcome reporting. Unclear or restrictive legal environment. Poor post-transplant support. Minimal cost advantages. Little evidence of serving international patients regularly.
No established transplant programs accepting international patients, or programs with concerning ethical issues. Extremely long waits or no access for foreigners. Poor outcomes or no outcome reporting. Prohibitive legal environment or evidence of organ trafficking concerns. No coordinated international patient services.
The reports
Each destination we have assessed has a full, cited report — the detailed analysis behind its score. The verdict is free; the report is the depth.
Clinics & providers
Named hospitals, clinics and centres cited across these findings — each carrying the specialties our reports record. Follow one to the reports behind it.
References
The distinct sources cited across these published reports — every finding carries its own citations; this is the union, each linking back to the reports that lean on it.
In plain language
The field's shorthand our reports use, sized by how often it comes up. Follow any term to its full entry and the reports that use it.
For readers weighing this decision
The verdict is always free. A membership opens the full analysis and every cited source — this specialty, the whole library, or everything for good.
One specialty · annual
$49.00 / year
$49.00/year
Every report in this specialty — full analysis and every cited source — as each is published.
Take this specialtyFull library · annual
$199.00 / year
$199.00/year
The complete evidence behind every finding in every specialty, while your decision is live.
Take the full libraryLifetime · one payment
$499.00 once
$499.00 (one-time)
Every finding we publish today and hereafter — no renewal, no expiry. The tier we point most readers to.
Take lifetime accessPrefer to pay per report? A single report is $29.00, yours to keep — browse the reports. The verdict is always free.
no scope is a dead end — step up to the specialty, drill into a factor, or pivot across to a country or a comparison
Up the specialty
Across by place
Across put it side by side