Tinubu Lowers Cost of Kidney Dialysis from N50,000 to N12,000

Kidney dialysis in federal hospitals across the country is now 76 percent less expensive thanks to a federal government initiative that cut the average session cost from ₦50,000 to ₦12,000.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu authorized the new price policy, which is currently in place in ten federal medical centers and teaching hospitals nationwide, according to reports.
Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication Daniel Bwala revealed this on Monday, calling the intervention a significant relief for Nigerians suffering from kidney ailment.
Nigerian renal dialysis costs have been reduced thanks to a historic subsidy agreed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The cost of each dialysis session has been lowered from ₦50,000 to just ₦12,000 thanks to this initiative, which would help thousands of people suffering from kidney-related illnesses, Bwala stated.

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The statement claims that the program is being used in ten important facilities, such as:

Federal Medical Center (FMC), Ebute-Metta, Lagos Federal Medical Center (FMC), Jabi, Abuja University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan Federal Medical Center (FMC), Owerri University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), Maiduguri Federal Medical Center (FMC), Abeokuta Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Lagos Federal Medical Center (FMC), Azare University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Benin University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Calabar Bwala said that additional federal centers and teaching hospitals will be added before the year is out in order to increase access across the country.

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According to the presidential adviser, Tinubu also authorized free cesarean sections (C-sections) for expectant mothers in federal hospitals last year in an effort to lower the number of maternal fatalities.

According to Bwala, “these actions show the president’s Renewed Hope Agenda to ensure Nigerians are not denied healthcare because of cost.”

Dialysis, which frequently requires two to three treatments per week and is expensive for many families, is estimated by medical professionals to be necessary for tens of thousands of Nigerians with kidney-related diseases.

According to the government, the subsidy is anticipated to prevent patients from stopping treatment because of the expense while also saving lives.