FG Slashes Dialysis Costs in Federal Hospitals to N12,000

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a major subsidy aimed at reducing the financial burden on Nigerians undergoing kidney dialysis.

According to a statement by presidential aide Sunday Dare, the cost of a dialysis session has been cut from N50,000 to N12,000, offering significant relief to patients battling kidney-related ailments.

Dare noted that the subsidy is already being implemented in leading federal hospitals across the six 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

He added that more federal medical centres and teaching hospitals will be included before the end of the year to expand access nationwide.

The presidency recalled that last year, President Tinubu also approved free cesarean sections (C-sections) in federal hospitals as part of efforts to strengthen maternal healthcare and reduce preventable maternal deaths.