FG approves 50% electricity subsidy for public hospitals

The Federal Government has approved a 50% electricity subsidy for public hospitals across the country.

This was announced by the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Tunji Alausa on Thursday at the National Neo-Psychiatric Hospital in Barnawa, Kaduna State.

The Minister said the 50 per cent electricity subsidy was aimed at reducing the running costs for public hospitals and alleviate the impact on patients.

“We are going to change the names of our Federal Hospitals to Specialist Hospitals to expand care delivery and destigmatize hospitals so that everybody can come here. While the core services will remain psychiatric, this re-naming will allow for the continuous expansion of services,” he said.

On the ongoing warning strike by resident doctors, Alausa noted that is complicating efforts to secure the release of kidnapped doctor Ganiyat Popoola

The Minister however calls for calm as he assured the hospital management that the abducted doctor would return soon.