Nigeria: Govt Approves N12,000 for Kidney Dialysis in 11 Hospitals

Nigeria: Govt Approves N12,000 for Kidney Dialysis in 11 Hospitals

The federal government has approved N12,000 as the cost for dialysis under the Kidney Dialysis Subsidy scheme, as against the previous N50,000.

FG approves N12,000 for kidney dialysis in 11 hospitals

The federal government has approved N12,000 as the cost for dialysis under the Kidney Dialysis Subsidy scheme, as against the previous N50,000. Mr Alaba Balogun, the Deputy Director/Head, Information and Public Relations, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. He noted that implementation of the pilot scheme was already ongoing in 11 federal tertiary health institutions across the geo-politica…

FULL LIST: Here are govt hospitals where dialysis costs N12k

The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has listed Federal Government-owned hospitals where the cost of a kidney dialysis session has been reduced from ₦50,000 to ₦12,000. This is contained in a statement signed and released on Wednesday, August 21, 2025, by the ministry's Deputy Director/Head, Information & Public Relations, Alaba Balogun. The statement comes amid doubts by many citizens over the claim by presidential aide, Olusegun Dada, tha…

North-west not excluded from kidney dialysis subsidy -FG

The federal government has denied claims that the north-west region was excluded from its kidney dialysis subsidy programme.   Earlier this year, President Bola Tinubu approved a subsidy on kidney dialysis for Nigerians, reducing the cost from N50,000 to N12,000.   The subsidy is being implemented across the six geopolitical zones at some federal medical institutions.   In a statement on Wednesday, Alaba Balogun, deputy director and head of info…

Nigeria Cuts Dialysis Costs Under New Subsidy Scheme - Voice of Nigeria Broadcasting Service

The Nigerian government has reduced the cost of dialysis sessions to N12,000 under the Kidney Dialysis Subsidy Scheme, down from the previous fee of N50,000. The Deputy Director and Head of Information and Public Relations at the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Mr. Alaba Balogun, said this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. According to Balogun, the significant move that will ease the cost of the treatment for patients is to sav…

Tinubu's govt lists federal hospitals where dialysis costs ₦12,000, full list emerges

The President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government has mentioned the 11 federal hospitals where the cost of dialysis treatment is ₦12,000 across the country.