President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a major subsidy on kidney dialysis sessions in federal hospitals, slashing the cost from N50,000 to N12,000 per session.
This was disclosed in a statement by presidential aide, Sunday Dare, who said the intervention is already being implemented in major federal hospitals across the country. The measure is expected to bring relief to thousands of Nigerians battling kidney-related diseases.
According to Dare, the subsidy has so far been rolled out in facilities 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
He added that more federal medical centres and teaching hospitals will be included before the end of the year to ensure wider access nationwide.
Dare recalled that in 2024, President Tinubu had also approved free cesarean sections (C-sections) for pregnant women in federal hospitals as part of efforts to strengthen maternal healthcare and reduce preventable maternal deaths.