The Federal Government has subsidised the cost of kidney dialysis in federal hospitals across Nigeria, reducing the price of the procedure by 76%. The fresh policy, approved by President Bola Tinubu, slashes the price of one dialysis session from an average of ₦50,000 to a new subsidised rate of ₦12,000.
Speaking via a press statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, the FG revealed that the move will deliver instant relief to several Nigerians battling kidney disease.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a landmark subsidy to ease the cost of kidney dialysis for Nigerians. With this intervention, the price of each dialysis session has been reduced from ₦50,000 to just ₦12,000, bringing relief to thousands of citizens battling kidney-related diseases,” he said.
According to Bwala, the landmark subsidy is already in effect in 10 major federal medical centres and teaching hospitals across all 6 geopolitical zones, including:
1. Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Ebute-Metta, Lagos.
2. Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jabi, Abuja.
3. University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan.
4. Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri.
5. University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), Maiduguri.
6. Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta.
7. Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Lagos.
8. Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Azare.
9. University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Benin.
10. University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Calabar.
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Daniel Bwala recalled that President Tinubu also approved free cesarean sections (C-sections) for pregnant women in federal hospitals, an important step towards enhancing maternal healthcare and decreasing preventable maternal deaths.
He emphasised that the measures prove the president’s Renewed Hope Agenda to ensure that Nigerians are not denied healthcare because of high cost.
“More federal medical centres and teaching hospitals will be added before the end of the year to widen access nationwide,” he said.
