Local foods, food-safety habits, hospital daily life, travel during treatment, the health system, language and emergency numbers from reliable sources.
Source: GOV.UK — Tajikistan
Tajik; 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.
Specialised care is concentrated mainly in Dushanbe; facilities outside the capital are basic. Medicine supplies can be limited — bring enough of your own medicines. Visitors need travel insurance.
Transplant: According to Tajik State Medical University, the first autologous transplants for adults (two patients with acute myeloid leukemia in remission) were performed at the National Medical Center in February 2026. We found no reliable information on allogeneic transplants.
This country is not in the food database yet. For general rules see the food safety topic.
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.