Comprehensive List: Federal Government Announces Federal Hospitals Offering Dialysis at ₦12,000

This clarification was made in a statement released Wednesday by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, in response to reports suggesting otherwise. According to the statement, the initiative is currently being piloted in 11 federal tertiary health institutions across the country.

Signed by Alaba Balogun, Deputy Director and Head of Information & Public Relations, the statement noted:

“Under the scheme, the cost of a dialysis session has been reduced from ₦50,000 to ₦12,000.
This initiative, driven by the Renewed Hope Agenda, is part of the administration’s deliberate effort to provide relief for patients with kidney-related diseases while expanding access to universal health coverage.”

Federal Hospitals Currently Implementing the Dialysis Subsidy:

1. Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital

2. University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital

3. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital

4. University of Jos Teaching Hospital

5. National Hospital, Abuja

6. Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Metta

7. University College Hospital, Ibadan

8. University of Benin Teaching Hospital

9. Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa

10. Federal Teaching Hospital, Owerri

11. Federal Medical Centre, Abakaliki

The ministry stressed that the pilot phase is set to expand to more federal hospitals nationwide, ensuring that no Nigerian is left behind in accessing affordable, life-saving dialysis services.