President Bola Tinubu has approved a subsidy in the price of each kidney dialysis session for Nigerian patients in Nigeria. The reduction was the cut from N50,000 to N12,000. Sunday Dare, one of the spokespersons to the president, disclosed the development in a tweet on Monday, August 18.
According to the statement, the development will first commence in 10 public hospitals. The programme is designed to ensure that thousands of Nigerians fighting kidney-related disease get some relief. This is because many of he patients cannot afford the money for the dialysis.
President Bola Tinubu announces subsidy for dialysis treatment
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Source: TwitterDare explained that the subsidy was being implemented at federal hospitals across the six geographical zones of the country. He added that patients have received the subsidy, and many of them are happy with the reduction.
Below is the list of the hospital:
S/NNamesStates1Federal Medical Centre (FMC)Ebute Meta, Lagos2 Federal Medical Centre (FMC)Jabi, Abuja3University College Hospital (UCH)Ibadan, Oyo`4Federal Medical Centre (FMC)Owerri, Imo5University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH)Maiduguri, Borno6Federal Medical Centre (FMC)Abeokuta, Ogun7Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH)Lagos8 Federal Medical Centre (FMC)Azare9University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH)Benin, Edo10University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH)Calabar, Cross RiverTinubu promises to provide subsidy for schools, hospitalsThis came one year after the President Tinubu-led government said that its administration is ready to provide electricity subsidies for universities and health institutions, even if they are under Band A feeders.
Adebayo Adelabu, the minister of power, announced the plan while appearing on a radio programme in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, on Saturday, August 17.
This move followed complaints from universities that the removal of the electricity subsidy threatened education in Nigeria. Public hospitals that were under the Band A feeders also complained.
Several institutions, including the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and Lagos University Teaching Hospital, have reported significant increases in their electricity bills.
The Federal University of Technology, Akure, and the University of Benin have also seen their bills rise substantially.
The Minister acknowledged that universities and hospitals are struggling to pay their bills and described them as “development institutions” and “social institutions”.
Source: Legit.ng
