Bone Marrow Transplant Cost in Nigeria – Complete Cost & Treatment Guide

A bone marrow transplant substitutes harmed or ill bone marrow with wholesome stem cells. The procedure is to enable the body to grow healthy blood cells again. Bone marrow transplants are most often used to treat:

• Leukemia

• Lymphoma

• Multiple Myeloma

• Aplastic Anemia

• Thalassemia

• Sickle Cell Disease

• Some immune deficiency diseases

Types of Bone Marrow Transplants

Autologous Transplant

• The patient's own stem cells are removed from them, stored and placed back in them following high-dose chemotherapy.

Allogeneic Transplant

• Stem cells are harvested from a matched donor, typically a sibling, parent, or unrelated donor.

Haploidentical Transplant

• Stem cells are provided by a partly matched family donor, which means that donor availability is increased.

Umbilical Cord Blood Transplant

• Stem cells are obtained from donations of umbilical cord blood.  

What Is Recovery After Bone Marrow Transplant?

Recovery will be different for each patient and may be several months.

Patients generally require:

• Protective isolation initially

• Regular blood monitoring

• Immunosuppressive medications

• Infection prevention measures

• Nutritional support

• Follow-up consultations

The majority of patients remain in the treating hospital for 1-3 months following transplant prior to returning home.

Bone Marrow Transplant Cost

The bone marrow transplant cost is $10,000.

Approximately ₦ 13.68 million

Travel Expense Guide

Other costs that Kenyan patients should consider include:

In addition to hospital costs, a person should consider their travel and living costs.

Medical Visa Fees

• Medical visa application

• Attendant visa fees

• Documents and processing fees.

Airfare

• The round-trip flights to India from Kenya.

Accommodation

• Family members usually remain in the hospital during treatment.

Food and Local Transportation

• Food

• Local transportation

Medical Tests & Medications

In some cases, patients might need:

• HLA matching tests

• Additional blood investigations

• Donor evaluation

• Post-transplant medications