List of hospitals where Tinubu reduced cost of kidney dialysis | READ DETAILS
The Federal Government led by President Bola Tinubu has reduced the cost of kidney dialysis in federal hospitals across Nigeria.
According to a statement issued on Monday, August 18, by the Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, kidney dialysis has been reduced from N50,000 to ₦12,000 to reduce the burden on Nigerians suffering from kidney disease, a condition that often requires multiple treatment sessions per week.
“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,” Bwala said.
According to the statement, the new pricing is already in effect in ten major federal medical centres and teaching hospitals across all 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
Bwala said, “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.”
