Heart Bypass Surgery (CABG)
India
$4,200–8,000
USA
$100,000+
Saved
92%
Who We Are
About DSO Kenya
A registered Community Based Organization founded on one principle: no Kenyan patient should be denied life-saving specialist care because of cost, geography, or lack of information.
Our Foundation
Doctor's Second Opinion — Kenya's Healthcare Bridge
DSO Kenya is a registered Community Based Organization (CBO) based in Nyeri, Kenya, with active community health representation across all 47 counties. DSO Kenya was established to close the most critical gap in Kenya's healthcare landscape: the complete absence of a structured, governed, and affordable pathway from rural patients to world-class specialist care.
We exist because a cancer diagnosis in Kisumu should not carry a different survival probability than one in Nairobi. Because a child born with a cardiac defect in Turkana deserves the same surgical expertise as one born anywhere in the world. Because geography and poverty should never be a death sentence.
DSO Kenya connects Kenyan patients — at zero cost to those who qualify — to specialist care at JCI- and NABH-accredited hospitals in India through our exclusive partnership with AeroMedicare.
Our Vision
A Kenya — and an Africa — where no patient dies from a condition that is treatable, simply because they could not reach a specialist.
Our Mission
To eliminate the systemic barriers of cost, distance, and information that prevent Kenyans with complex and life-threatening conditions from accessing specialist diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care.
Organisational Overview
CBO
Community Group Registration Act (No. 30 of 2022)
Nyeri
Headquartered in Nyeri County
47
Counties with CHR presence
33+94
Core staff + Community Health Reps
Core Partner: AeroMedicare — manages all patient logistics, hospital coordination, and care in India, including reception, treatment, accommodation, and recovery.
Governance Framework
- Quarterly independent clinical audits by external medical board
- Blockchain-secured financial audit trail with live donor dashboard
- Dual-gate clinical accountability: Kenya Doctor + India Specialist sign-off
- All clinical fund disbursements require prior specialist consultation approval
- Annual external financial audit by independent certified accountants
Legal Compliance
- Registered Community Based Organization under Kenyan law
- Registered as a Data Controller with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC)
- Digital Health Act 2023 & Digital Health Regulations 2025
- Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act 2018
Our India Partnership
The AeroMedicare Advantage
Seamless Logistics
AeroMedicare handles medical tourism logistics and air ambulance services, ensuring patients travel safely and reach India without stress or confusion.
Priority Patient Status
DSO Kenya patients are not anonymous arrivals — they receive seamless reception, priority management, and personalised guidance throughout their full recovery journey.
Pre-Negotiated Institutional Rates
AeroMedicare's MOUs with hospital networks across 8 Indian cities secure institutional pricing by treatment — from about USD 8,750 all-inclusive for cardiac surgery, with other pathways priced to the procedure.
What Guides Us
Our Values
Equity
We believe specialist healthcare is a right, not a privilege. Every decision DSO Kenya makes is tested against one question: does this serve the most vulnerable patient?
Integrity
Every shilling of donor funding is tracked, audited, and reportable. No patient is sent abroad without clinical approval. Transparency is non-negotiable.
Dignity
Patients are not cases — they are people. We walk alongside families through their most frightening moments with both clinical access and human presence.
Clinical Rigour
Our Head Doctor, specialist partners, and dual-gate accountability protocol ensure clinical decisions are never compromised for cost or convenience.
Community First
Our Community Health Representatives mean the most rural patient is as visible to DSO Kenya as a patient in Nairobi.
Long-Term Impact
From the Life-Saving Pathway launching in 2027 to DSO 2.0 across Africa by 2036 — we build for permanence, not just urgency.
Our India Partnership
World-Class Care at a Fraction of the Cost
Through our exclusive partnership with AeroMedicare — a specialised branch of AeroTech India — DSO Kenya patients receive priority care at India's top JCI- and NABH-accredited hospital networks across 8 major cities.
Kenya is consistently ranked among India's top source countries for medical tourism, within a sector valued at USD 8.71 billion in 2025. DSO Kenya brings this access to patients who could never navigate it alone.
Procedure Cost — India vs. USA
Typical specialist procedure ranges
Knee Replacement
India
~$5–6.5K
USA
$35K
Saved
83%
Oncology Treatment
India
From $2,400
USA
$150–250K
Saved
98%
Hip Replacement
India
~$6–8K
USA
$40K
Saved
80%
ProcedureIndiaUSASaved
Heart Bypass Surgery (CABG)$4,200–8,000$100,000+92%
Knee Replacement~$5–6.5K$35K83%
Oncology TreatmentFrom $2,400$150–250K98%
Hip Replacement~$6–8K$40K80%
DSO/AeroMedicare all-inclusive rate: Sponsor one surgery for Ksh 780,000–2,340,000. Cardiac packages average about USD 8,750 (treatment + AeroMedicare flights and lodging); other pathways are priced by procedure, up to about USD 19,750 for kidney transplant.
Join DSO Kenya's Mission
Whether you are a patient in need, a healthcare provider, a corporate partner, or an individual donor — there is a place for you in DSO Kenya's story.