By Peace Udugba.
The Federal Government has approved a significant subsidy to ease the cost of kidney dialysis for Nigerians. This was announced by Presidential Aide, Temitope Ajayi, in a Facebook post, where he listed 10 federal hospitals where the dialysis will be subsidized.
The government will pay N38,000 out of the N50,000 cost of dialysis, reducing the price per session to N12,000.
The subsidized dialysis will be available at the following federal hospitals:
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.
The Federal Government plans to add more federal medical centres and teaching hospitals to the list before the end of the year to widen access nationwide.
This initiative is part of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which aims to ensure that no Nigerian is denied healthcare due to cost. The government had previously approved free cesarean sections (C-sections) for pregnant women in federal hospitals, demonstrating its commitment to boosting maternal healthcare and reducing preventable maternal deaths.
