The federal government has announced the approval of a 50% subsidy for electricity used by hospitals across the country.
Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced the new subsidy for public hospitals, on Thursday.
He noted that the initiative was intended to lower operational expenses for these facilities and ease the financial burden on patients.
Alausa made the announcement at the National Neo-Psychiatric Hospital in Barnawa, Kaduna, where he also introduced new electronic health records and a backup power supply at the Lawal Jafaru Isah Emergency Complex, alongside a solarisation project at the dialysis unit, which includes a solar-powered borehole.
This was as the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, said it was the decision of the government to support electricity costs for hospitals and universities, including those on Band-A feeders.
In a recent statement in Ibadan, Adelabu clarified that the government would not extend this subsidy to private businesses operating within these hospitals and universities.
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