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Get Free ConsultationThe Ministry of Health's Department of Treatment Abroad (DoTA) sponsors care overseas when a required treatment isn't available inside Oman — covering medical costs, round-trip airfare, accommodation, a daily allowance, and support for an accompanying escort where needed.
A patient is diagnosed at an Omani public or private facility, and a physician determines whether the required specialised treatment is unavailable domestically.
The case is submitted to the National Committee for Treatment Abroad, which reviews eligibility and approves government-funded treatment overseas.
The committee — not a facilitator — decides the destination country and hospital. Once India is confirmed, MedTrav receives the case for coordination.
MedTrav matches the case to the right specialist, and the Indian hospital confirms a written treatment plan and cost estimate.
Medical visa invitation letter issued, travel and accommodation arranged, and the patient (with an approved escort, where applicable) is admitted for treatment.
Discharge summary shared with the patient's Omani physician, with tele-consultation follow-up arranged and reporting available back to the referring programme.
For patients whose case has been approved by the National Committee for Treatment Abroad. Treatment, travel and accommodation costs are covered under the programme; MedTrav coordinates the Indian side of the referral once it reaches us.
Many Omani patients choose to travel independently of the committee process, which lets them select their own hospital and treatment date. MedTrav provides the same hospital matching, cost estimate and coordination for self-funded cases.
Confirm current programme specifics with DoTA directly. Eligibility rules, committee timelines and covered expenses are set by Oman's Ministry of Health and can change. This page explains how the referral pathway generally works and MedTrav's role in it — it is not an official statement of Omani government policy.
It's a government-funded programme administered by the Department of Treatment Abroad (DoTA) within Oman's Ministry of Health, under the oversight of the National Committee for Treatment Abroad. It sponsors Omani citizens for treatment overseas when the required specialised care isn't available domestically, covering treatment costs, airfare, accommodation and a daily allowance.
The National Committee for Treatment Abroad decides eligibility, the destination hospital and the treatment plan — not a facilitator or travel company. MedTrav's role begins once a referral (or a self-funded enquiry) reaches us, coordinating the Indian side of the case.
Yes — many Omani patients travel self-funded rather than through the committee process, which lets them choose their own hospital and treatment date directly. MedTrav supports both the government-referral route and the self-funded route.
Oman Ministry of Health data shows India received the large majority of Omani patients referred abroad through public hospital referrals in recent years — driven by specialist availability, shorter waits, accredited hospitals, and a roughly three-hour flight from Muscat.
We match the case to the right hospital and specialist, provide a written cost estimate, arrange the hospital invitation letter for the medical visa, and coordinate travel, accommodation and Arabic-language support through to discharge and follow-up.
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