The Federal Government has subsidized the cost of kidney dialysis in federal hospitals, reducing the price of a single session by 76%.
Approved by President Bola Tinubu, the new policy lowers the price of the procedure from an average of ₦50,000 to a new rate of ₦12,000.
The policy was announced on Monday by the Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala.
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He said, “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.”
The new pricing is currently in effect at ten federal hospitals across the country:
- 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 that more hospitals would be added before the end of the year to widen access nationwide.
He also noted that the move, which demonstrates the president’s “Renewed Hope Agenda,” follows a similar initiative last year where Tinubu approved free cesarean sections for pregnant women in federal hospitals.
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