FULL LIST: Federal Hospitals With Reduced Dialysis Costs In Nigeria

President Bola Tinubu has approved a major reduction in the cost of kidney dialysis in federal hospitals. The price has dropped from ₦50,000 to ₦12,000.

This move comes as part of his administration’s push to make healthcare more affordable for ordinary Nigerians.

The announcement came on Monday through Daniel Bwala, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Information.

He revealed the development in a post on his official X, formerly Twitter handle.

According to him, the subsidy already covers several federal medical centres and teaching hospitals across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones.

Bwala explained that this policy has started running in major health institutions, ensuring that kidney patients now pay less for treatment.

He also noted that more hospitals will join the scheme before the year ends, giving broader access to citizens.

Currently, patients can access the reduced dialysis service at these hospitals:

1. Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Ebute-Metta, Lagos

2. Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jabi, Abuja

3. University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State

4. Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri, Imo State

5. University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), Maiduguri, Borno State

6. Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta, Ogun State

7. Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Lagos

8. Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Azare, Bauchi State

9. University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Benin City, Edo State

10. University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Calabar, Cross River State.

More hospitals will be added as the program expands, Bwala confirmed. He stressed that Tinubu’s decision reflects his promise to put citizens’ welfare first.

By cutting costs, the government wants to ease the financial pain that families face while battling chronic illnesses.

Furthermore, this step is not an isolated policy. It fits into the Tinubu administration’s wider healthcare reforms.

Alongside dialysis subsidies, the government is rolling out oncology and diagnostic facilities to improve cancer and disease detection.

In addition, about 120,000 frontline health workers will undergo retraining to boost the quality of care across the country.

The President has also redesigned the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) to make primary healthcare more accessible in rural and urban areas.

Another key reform is the approval of free Caesarean sections for vulnerable pregnant women in federal hospitals, further showing the government’s focus on saving lives.

With these reforms, Tinubu aims to rebuild trust in Nigeria’s healthcare system.

The reduction in dialysis cost, in particular, gives hope to thousands of kidney patients who have long struggled with overwhelming medical bills.