Local foods, food-safety habits, hospital daily life, travel during treatment, the health system, language and emergency numbers from reliable sources.
Source: GOV.UK — Moldova
Romanian; Russian is widely used
Keep a translation of your diagnosis, treatment plan and medication list in this language or in English. Many hospitals offer interpreters — ask in advance.
There are public and private facilities; in an emergency you are usually taken to a state hospital. Most providers expect visitors to pay at the time of treatment — travel insurance is needed.
Transplant: As of 2024, stem cell transplants were not performed in Moldova. According to Radio Free Europe, about 45 people a year need one and are treated abroad, for example in Romania.
Good to know: Plans for a national transplant centre were shelved, so it helps to discuss referral abroad with your hematologist early.
Wherever you live, the core rules with low immunity are the same: clean hands, keeping raw and cooked food apart, cooking thoroughly, chilling quickly and choosing pasteurised dairy. At local markets and street stalls, watch how food is stored. Ask your team whether tap water is fine for you; if unsure, use bottled or boiled water.
In many hospitals in this region a family member stays with the patient to help with daily care, and families often bring food from home. With low immunity, agree with the ward which food can be brought and how it should be prepared and stored. Fewer visitors, and none who are unwell, lowers the risk of infection.