The Federal Government has reduced the cost of kidney dialysis in federal tertiary hospitals to ₦12,000 (less than $8) per session, down from ₦50,000, under the newly launched Kidney Dialysis Subsidy Scheme.
Mr. Alaba Balogun, Deputy Director and Head of Information, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, announced this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the intervention was designed to save lives and ease the physical and financial burden on patients, particularly vulnerable Nigerians.
“This initiative is a deliberate effort of the present administration to bring relief to patients with kidney-related diseases and expand access to Universal Health Coverage,” Balogun stated.
The pilot scheme has already taken off in 11 federal tertiary hospitals across the country, including:
- Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital
- University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital
- Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital
- University of Jos Teaching Hospital
- National Hospital, Abuja
- Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Metta, Lagos
- University College Hospital, Ibadan
- University of Benin Teaching Hospital
- Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa
- Federal Teaching Hospital, Owerri
- Federal Medical Centre, Abakaliki
Balogun emphasized that the government was committed to ensuring no region was excluded, noting that more hospitals would be added as the programme expands.
The dialysis subsidy, introduced in 2024, aims to cut treatment costs by as much as 80 percent, in line with the government’s Renewed Hope agenda of improving healthcare access nationwide.
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