Reps Ask FG To Subsidize Kidney Treatment
December 17, 2019
2:34 pm
The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to fully equip kidney dialysis centres in health facilities across the country and subsidize treatments for kidney disease patients.
The House made the call following the adoption of a motion moved by Zannah Usman on Tuesday.
Moving the motion, Usman said that subsidizing the cost of treatment would encourage patients to seek early intervention.
The lawmaker said that according to reports, the disease affects 20 percent of Nigerians and contributes to the rising mortality rates in the country.
He said the death rates were a result of patients inability …
