President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has introduced a significant subsidy to reduce the cost of kidney dialysis from N50,000 to N12,000 per session, offering relief to thousands of Nigerians with kidney-related illnesses.
According to presidential aide Sunday Dare, the initiative is already in effect at major federal hospitals across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, including:
1.Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Ebute-Metta, Lagos
2.Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jabi, Abuja
3.University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan
4.Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri
5.University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), Maiduguri
6.Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta
7.Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Lagos
8.Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Azare
9.University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Benin
10.University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Calabar
Dare noted that additional federal medical centers and teaching hospitals will be included before year-end to expand access nationwide.
He also highlighted that last year, President Tinubu approved free cesarean sections in federal hospitals to improve maternal healthcare and reduce preventable maternal deaths.
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