By Isa Isawade
The Federal Government of Nigeria has reduced the cost of kidney dialysis from ₦50,000 to ₦12,000 per session, a 76 per cent subsidy.
The initiative aims to make dialysis more affordable for thousands of Nigerians battling kidney-related diseases.
The hospitals where you can access the subsidy are: The Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Ebute-Metta, Lagos; The Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jabi, Abuja; the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, and the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri.
Others include the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH); the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta; the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Lagos; the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Azare; the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Benin; the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Calabar, and the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi.
This initiative is part of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, aiming to ensure Nigerians have access to affordable healthcare.