In his move to expand access to healthcare, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a “landmark” subsidy which will help ameliorate the cost of kidney dialysis for Nigerians.
This means the price for each session of dialysis has been lessened from “₦50,000” to “just ₦12,000” bringing relief to many Nigerians suffering diseases that are kidney-related.
Federal Hospitals where the subsidy is being implemented include: Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Ebute-Metta, Lagos, Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), Maiduguri, among others.
Last year, President Tinubu approved free cesarean sections (C-sections) for pregnant women in Federal Hospitals.
Sunday Dare, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, posted on X: “President Tinubu Expands Healthcare Access with Subsidized Dialysis
“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.
“This subsidy is already being implemented in major federal hospitals across the six geopolitical zones, including:
- 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
“More federal medical centres and teaching hospitals will be added before the end of the year to widen access nationwide.
“It would be 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.
“Together, these measures demonstrate the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda in action ensuring that no Nigerian is denied healthcare because of cost.”
