Air Ambulance

Arusha Medivac Air Ambulance Service operates out of Arusha Airport, servicing all of Tanzania, with rapid response to the Northern National Parks and easy access to tertiary medical facilities in Dar es Salaam and Nairobi, Kenya.

Authorised for night flights from specific airstrips only and able to land on bush airstrips during daylight hours, our medically-equipped Piper Navajo aircraft will bring you safely and swiftly to hospital facilities, accompanied by a highly qualified medical team throughout the journey.

Arusha Medivac offers you:

24/7 Service
Rapid response times
Transparent and affordable price policy
Ambulance transfers between airport and hospital
Personal care for patients up until we handover to the receiving hospital

24 Hour Help Line

Arusha Medivac’s multilingual Flight Coordinators are skilled in assisting families during a time of crisis. They have extensive experience in working with insurance companies, safari companies and families in times of emergency, and their knowledge of medical facilities and airstrips in Tanzania is second-to-none. Their understanding in dealing with every aspect of a medical evacuation allows our clients to take comfort in knowing everything will be handled professionally and efficiently.

In addition, with a duty medic available 24 hours, our coordination team are able to offer you sound medical advice and treatment options for injury or illness that may not necessitate an emergency flight.

When calling our help-line, please have the following information ready:

Name of the person making the call and contact telephone number.
Location of the incident.
Patients full name, date of birth and nationality, passport details
Details of the incident. What happened and when?
What is the patient’s condition? (conscious, talking, able to walk, do they have pain?)
If available, Medical Insurance telephone and contract number.

Home Consultations

When requested our medical team can provide to residents or tourists of Arusha town only, home/hotel consultations should the client feel like they are not able to or don’t want to go to a hospital immediately.

This service is provided at an exclusive fee per consultation and entails our team of medical doctors to be able to treat you at the comfort of your private space.