President Bola Tinubu has approved an 80% subsidy on dialysis, reducing the cost from N50,000 to N12,000 per session. This initiative aims to ease the financial burden on kidney disease patients and will be implemented in federal medical institutions across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones.
In a significant healthcare reform, President Bola Tinubu has approved an 80% subsidy on dialysis costs, reducing the price from N50,000 to N12,000 per session. The initiative, aimed at easing the financial burden on kidney disease patients, will be implemented in select federal medical institutions across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones.
Among the hospitals participating in the program are Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), and Federal Medical Centres in Abuja, Owerri, Abeokuta, and Azare. The subsidy is expected to provide much-needed relief for thousands of patients who require regular dialysis but struggle with the high costs.
The move has been widely applauded, with many Nigerians taking to social media to commend the initiative. Some expressed hope that the program would be effectively implemented, ensuring hospitals adhere to the new pricing. Others, while praising the effort, called for similar interventions in other aspects of healthcare and cost of living, including electricity tariffs and salaries.
However, concerns remain about the availability of dialysis machines and whether state hospitals will be included in future expansions of the subsidy. Some skeptics also questioned the enforcement of the policy, given past difficulties in implementing government healthcare initiatives.
Despite the mixed reactions, the subsidy marks a step toward improving healthcare accessibility in Nigeria, aligning with the administration’s broader goal of making essential medical services more affordable for citizens.
