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Why Kenyans travel to India for complex surgeries

Dr Agnivesh Tikoo, a spinal surgeon at the Apollo Navi Mumbai demonstrating how the robot works.

Emmanuel Gitau’s 16 years battle with kidney failure complications has been a journey of extraordinary grace and courage.

He has undergone three kidney transplants in India, which have all failed. His body started deforming as a result of the kidney failure.

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