Medical Repatriation between Cape Verde and France
An accident or a sudden illness during a stay in Cape Verde, or a patient who must be brought back to France: we organize the medical transport end to end.
Cape Verde combines beach tourism, mainly on the islands of Sal and Boa Vista, with strong family ties: a large Cape Verdean community lives in France and travels there regularly. Repatriations typically follow water-sports and road accidents, falls and injuries during a stay, or an acute illness. The archipelago is made of islands, so each mission includes an inter-island or airport transfer that is planned in advance.
Our coordinating physician assesses each case together with the on-site medical team to determine the equipment required and the transport mode best suited to the patient's condition.
Common situations on this route
- Water-sports, swimming or quad accident during a holiday
- Road accident or injury during a family visit or a tour
- Acute illness, cardiac or neurological event during a trip
- Repatriation of a body after a death in Cape Verde
Airports served
On the Cape Verde side
- Sal – Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID)
- Praia – Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)
- Boa Vista – Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC)
- São Vicente – Cesária Évora Airport (VXE)
On the France side
- Paris – Charles de Gaulle & Orly
- Marseille Provence
- Lyon – Saint-Exupéry
Formalities & coordination
A repatriation from Cape Verde involves overflight and landing clearances for the air ambulance, handling at the departure airport and customs coordination for the medical equipment on board. When the patient is on an island without a suitable airport, an inter-island transfer, medically equipped, is organized first. These steps are anticipated from the opening of the case, with the treating hospital and the patient's insurer or assistance company.
Our team can work directly with the patient's insurer or assistance company to arrange fast coverage — see our dedicated page for insurers and assistance companies.
Customs and consular formalities vary case by case and change over time. Our team confirms the exact documents required from the first contact.
Related services
Common questions about this route
Yes. We first organize a medically equipped transfer to an island with an airport suitable for the air ambulance, by air or sea depending on the case, then the flight to France. Our coordinating physician plans each leg with the treating team.
Given the long distance, a long-range jet is generally required, with a technical stop depending on the aircraft and the route — our coordinating physician determines the most suitable aircraft and the medical equipment on board.
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