President Bola Tinubu has approved a major subsidy on the cost of kidney dialysis in federal hospitals, reducing the price per session from N50,000 to N12,000, a 76% cut.
The Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, disclosed the development in a statement on Monday, describing it as a significant relief for Nigerians battling kidney-related diseases.
“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 N50,000 to just 12,000,” Bwala announced.
He explained that the new pricing has already taken effect in ten major federal medical centres and teaching hospitals across the country, with plans to expand nationwide before the end of the year.
The hospitals implementing the new pricing include:
Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Ebute-Metta, Lagos
Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jabi, Abuja
University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan
Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri
University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), Maiduguri
Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta
Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Lagos
Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Azare
University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Benin
University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Calabar
Bwala added: “More federal medical centres and teaching hospitals will be added before the end of the year to widen access nationwide.”
He “recalled that last year, President Tinubu also approved free cesarean sections (C-sections) for pregnant women in federal hospitals, a bold step aimed at boosting maternal healthcare and reducing preventable maternal deaths.”
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