The new policy reduces the price of a single dialysis session from ₦50,000 to ₦12,000, effective immediately in ten major federal medical centres and teaching hospitals nationwide.
According to Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, this move aims to bring financial relief to thousands of Nigerians battling kidney disease, which often requires multiple treatment sessions per week.
The benefiting hospitals 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 noted that more federal medical centres and teaching hospitals will be added before the end of the year to widen access nationwide. This development is part of President Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda, which aims to ensure that Nigerians are not denied healthcare due to cost.