President Bola Tinubu has approved a major subsidy on the cost of kidney dialysis in federal hospitals, reducing the price per session from N50,000 to N12,000, a 76% cut.

The Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, disclosed the development in a statement on Monday, describing it as a significant relief for Nigerians battling kidney-related diseases.

“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 N50,000 to just 12,000,” Bwala announced.

He explained that the new pricing has already taken effect in ten major federal medical centres and teaching hospitals across the country, with plans to expand nationwide before the end of the year.

The hospitals implementing the new pricing include:

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 added: “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.”

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