Dead Body Transportation Services from Malawi to India

The family or loved ones employ a professional funeral direction team to ease the burden of self-repatriation/transportation following the death of a loved one. In every manner imaginable, the Last Journey team can assist anyone searching for a safe, efficient, and lawful means to transport a dead body from Malawi to India.

With the highest care and sincerity, Last Journey's highly qualified personnel carry out every activity, from fulfilling the legal obligations associated with the documentation process to safely delivering the cargo containing human remains at the doorstep.

Considerable factors during the dead body transportation from Malawi to India -:

• Helping the concerned family members of the deceased family in collecting all the required documents.
• Keeping the dead body safe and damage-free and maintaining the dignity of the remains.
• Making the family aware of the rules and guidelines that are determined by the Malawi authority for legitimate dead body transportation.

Which documents play a pivotal role in the Dead Body Transportation from Malawi to India?

• The death certificate of the deceased person is one of the most required documents. It must have all the essential details about the deceased person. The senior medical officer at the hospital is authorized to sign it.
• Form 4 is needed if the death happened at the residence. It could be the permanent home of the deceased or a rented property for a temporary stay.
• Form 4A is required if the death happened at the hospital. The hospital authority will issue this document.
• Postmortem/autopsy reports if any untimely reason caused the unnatural demise of the person. The police send the body for postmortem if the death happened due to murder or suicide.
• The signed consent letter from the family of the deceased is important. In the absence of the family or close friends, the team member will perform this duty.
• Clearance from the local area police.
• No objection certificate (NOC) from the local law enforcement agencies or civil registration office of the particular city or area where the death happened.
• Certificate of the embalming process. The senior embalming doctor should sign it before handing it over to the family.
• Coffin box certificate for ensuring that the box is fit for keeping the embalmed remains safe during air transportation.
• All the family members who are participating in the process and paperwork must carry their original IDs.
• The original Indian passport of the deceased person.
• Adhar or Voter ID card of the deceased person. The family can provide other valid documents as well that prove the identity of a citizen.
• Clearance from the air traffic control system to airlift the dead body from Malawi to India.
• Insurance papers of the cargo that ensure the safe transportation of the dead body.

What are the essential steps that a team takes to keep the dead body safe during air transportation?

1. Booking a place in a certified private or government hospital attached mortuary -

Immediately after receiving a call for funeral repatriation services from the family of the deceased person's family, the team members contact the local funeral homes available here and get help in booking a place in the mortuary to keep the dead body safe.

2. Shifting the dead body to a hospital for the postmortem process if needed -

If the death has occurred due to any unnatural cause, the local area police and other authorities will ask to shift the dead to a certified hospital for the postmortem process. The family members can obtain the autopsy reports from the hospital. It must be signed by the senior doctor or medical officer available at the hospital. Before receiving the papers, one should check the details mentioned in them meticulously.

3. Sending the dead body to a certified embalming center in Malawi-

Embalming is an essential part of the deceased body's air transportation from one country to another. In this process, the team of well-learned embalming doctors, replace the dead body fluid with a disinfecting chemical substance. Before the embalming process, the team workers clean or wash the dead body and make it ready for embalming. It prevents the organs and skin from getting decomposed or damaged during transportation. 

4. Arranging certified coffin box for keeping the embalmed remains safe -

Once the embalming process is done, the team keeps the embalmed remains in a qualitative coffin box. The coffin box should be perfectly fit according to the size of the deceased body. The coffin box should be sealed properly after keeping the embalmed body inside it to prevent odor during the air journey.

What is the process of final delivery of the mortal remains from Malawi to India?

After the completion of the entire paperwork procedure and preparing the deceased body for airlifting, family or the professional funeral direction team members can book air cargo tickets. Several airlines provide online facilities for the air cargo ticket booking process.

What will be the cost of the Dead Body Air Transportation Services?

It depends on the several services included in the package of the international dead body transportation.  

How much time does the dead body air transportation takes to shift the body from Malawi to India?

4-5 working days.

What are the benefits of hiring a professional funeral direction team for bringing the remains of the departed one back home?

• Professional funeral direction organizations ensure that all the shipping guidelines are met during the airlifting process.
• The empathetic behavior of the well-learned team members console the grieving family members.
• By having in-depth information and awareness regarding international dead body air transportation, they can cut down the chances of untimely delays and obstacles.
• They obtain all the required documents from the concerned authorities on behalf of the deceased's family.
• The funeral homes assist the family in shifting the dead body or mortal remains from one location to another.
• The family members of the deceased person know least about the rules and guidelines followed in Malawi or in India. Here, an experienced funeral direction team helps them at each step.