President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has introduced a new subsidy to reduce the high cost of kidney dialysis for Nigerians.
In a statement shared on X (formerly Twitter), Sunday Dare revealed, “President Tinubu expands healthcare access with subsidized dialysis.” He explained that each dialysis session, which previously cost about ₦50,000, will now be just ₦12,000.
The initiative is already running in major federal hospitals across the six geopolitical zones, including:
- Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Ebute-Metta, Lagos
- FMC, Jabi, Abuja
- University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan
- FMC, Owerri
- University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), Maiduguri
- FMC, Abeokuta
- Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Lagos
- FMC, Azare
- University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Benin
- University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Calabar
The government says more medical centres and teaching hospitals will be added before year-end to expand access nationwide.
This comes after Tinubu’s 2024 approval of free cesarean sections (C-sections) for pregnant women in federal hospitals — a move praised for improving maternal healthcare and reducing preventable deaths.
With the latest subsidy, thousands of Nigerians battling kidney-related illnesses are expected to get much-needed relief.