President Bola Tinubu has approved a reduction in the price of each kidney dialysis session for patients, from N50,000 to N12,000, a spokesperson has said.
Daniel Bwala, a spokesperson to the president, made this known on Monday via his X handle.
The development, which will first commence in ten public hospitals, will provide relief to thousands of Nigerians battling kidney-related diseases, many of whom cannot pay for the dialysis.
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“More federal medical centres and teaching hospitals will be added before the end of the year to widen access nationwide. ” It would be recalled that last year, President Tinubu also approved free cesarean sections (C-sections) for pregnant women in federal hospitals, a bold step aimed at boosting maternal healthcare and reducing preventable maternal deaths,” Mr Bwala wrote.
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