Life is full of movement—whether you’re building a future in Kenya or exploring opportunities across Africa and beyond. In moments of adventure, transition, or the unexpected, access to quality healthcare should never be a concern.
That’s why Explorer Africa Health Plans are designed with you in mind, ensuring that wherever life takes you, you and your loved ones have seamless access to private hospitals, specialised care, and trusted medical professionals. Because no matter where you are, your health and peace of mind come first.
What Explorer Africa Health Plans can offer you:
Health cover that travels with you
You have the option to add Europe to the Africa Plus area of cover or choose worldwide with or without U.S. cover.
Access your account online
Access MembersWorld whenever you need to, to manage claims, submit pre-authorisation requests and more.
Pre-existing conditions
Cover for pre-existing, chronic or hereditary conditions, subject to underwriting.
Private hospital accommodation
If you are rushed to hospital for treatment, including mental health treatment.
Global evacuation
Global evacuation if the treatment you need isn’t available where you are.
Leading global health treatment
Access to premium medical facilities in your area of cover.
Our Explorer Africa Health Plans
Eligible cancer treatment is paid in full, ensuring you are supported at every stage of treatment.- Cover available for congenital conditions.
- Expanded options for areas of cover: Africa Plus, Africa Plus and Europe, Worldwide, and Worldwide, excluding the U.S.
- Treatment for AIDS and HIV, including related conditions and drug therapy (available after one year’s membership).
- Cover available for chronic diseases, such as heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes, ensuring continued access to treatment for as long as you are on the plan.
- No lifetime limits for mental health treatment.
- Maternity cover after just 10 months, and extensive cover for newborn babies with all treatment covered for the first 90 days from birth.
- Vaccinations.
- Full health screening and wellness (after one year’s membership).
- Dental (after just six months) and optical optional coverage to a maximum of 75% of cost.
Refer to the membership guide for full details.
There are four regional areas of coverage to choose from, to suit your needs:
- Africa Plus (covers Africa and also Bangladesh, India, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Philippines and Sri Lanka)
- Africa Plus and Europe
- Worldwide
- Worldwide, excluding the U.S.
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Call General services
Inside Kenya: +254 (0) 207 651 131
Rest of the world: +44 (0) 1273 323 563
Email [email protected]
Here when you need us
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Global Virtual Care App
Access to virtual appointments any time of the day or night with a global network of specialists
Designed to be used
Claiming on your plan will not increase your individual premiums
A truly global experience
Customer service available in more than 200 languages*
*Multilingual service may be provided via third party service provider.
Global Virtual Care and the Second Medical Opinion services are provided by Advance Medical, a Teladoc Health Company.
These services are provided to you directly by these third parties, as service providers for Bupa Global, for and on behalf of your insurer. Bupa Global assumes no liability and accepts no responsibility for information provided by this third party; or the performance of the services. Support and information provided through these services do not confirm that any related treatment or additional support is covered under your health plan. These services are not intended to be used for emergency or urgent medical treatment.
Calls may be recorded and monitored.
Bupa Global is the sole insurer of these plans.
Products including U.S. cover provide access to the largest networks of healthcare providers worldwide, utilising both the Blue Cross Blue Shield networks in the U.S. and Bupa’s networks outside the U.S.