Robotic and Neurosurgery
Home to the first robotic-assisted surgical platform in Botswana, anchoring a planned centre for minimally invasive precision surgery and complex neurosurgery that patients from across southern Africa can reach in one short flight.
What it is
The robotic platform is the one genuine first here. The planned centre is built around the first robotic-assisted surgical platform in Botswana, a Da Vinci-class system that lets a surgeon work through a few small openings with magnified, three-dimensional vision and instruments steadier than the human hand alone. Alongside it are complex and neuro-oncology neurosurgery, intraoperative imaging and surgical navigation, and robotic-assisted approaches across urology, gynaecology and general surgery.
Neurosurgery already exists in Botswana, and what the planned centre adds is robotic-assisted capacity beside it, with the complex and neuro-oncology volume that keeps a surgical team sharp. For a woman facing gynaecological surgery of the womb or ovaries, robotic assistance is often the difference between one long incision and a few small ones, and the region has been travelling a very long way to find it.
Indicative design conceptThe brain that cannot wait for a connecting flight is ninety minutes from a neurosurgical theatre.
Planned capabilities
The planned building blocks of the centre, anchored by the first robotic-assisted surgical platform in Botswana and built for the minimally invasive precision surgery patients cross borders to reach.
Planned Services
- The first robotic-assisted surgical platform in Botswana (Da Vinci-class) — planned
- Complex and neuro-oncology neurosurgery — planned
- Minimally invasive surgical techniques across suitable disciplines — planned
- Intraoperative imaging and surgical navigation — planned
- Robotic-assisted approaches in urology, gynaecology and general surgery — planned
What this means for you
Robotic-assisted surgery means many operations that once needed a large incision can be done through a few small ones, which for patients usually means less pain, less blood loss, a shorter stay and a quicker return to everyday life. The surgeon stays fully in control throughout, and the robot makes their movements steadier and more precise in tight, delicate spaces. A woman having gynaecological surgery of the womb or ovaries may be back with her family within days, and in complex and neuro-oncology cases intraoperative imaging and navigation help the team see exactly where they are working. All of it is planned to open in 2029.
Where each stage happens
The stages do not change. The distance between them does.
Today — Referral, Diagnosis, Treatment, Follow-up. Places: 3. Border crossings: 1.
From 2029 — Referral, Diagnosis, Treatment, Follow-up. One campus.
A platform the region travels for
Robotic-assisted surgery is one of the clearest reasons patients cross borders for care. As the first such platform in Botswana, minutes from Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, the planned centre can take patients from across SADC who would otherwise fly to South Africa, India or further afield, at an estimated 25 to 35 per cent below South African private rates and a far shorter trip home. Precision surgery becomes a reason to fly into Gaborone, which earns the country foreign exchange and builds surgical expertise that stays here.
Planning surgical care
For patients and families planning treatment, or clinicians exploring referral pathways, our patient guidance and clinical team can help.
The information provided on this page is for general informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of a qualified healthcare provider. All services listed are planned and subject to regulatory approval. TEMCO Specialised General Hospital is expected to commence operations in 2029.