Nigeria, July 19 -- There are huge correlations between financial exclusion and health exclusion in Nigeria. Financial exclusion is highest in North-West and North-East of Nigeria, and significantly above 60 per cent in many states. These same regions are also where Nigeria has the highest health exclusion and health equity challenges. Financial exclusion is also highest among women, particularly in the North, and the same is for health exclusion and health equity challenges. Financial exclusion is heavily rural skewed in Nigeria, and the same goes for health exclusion.

You can virtually superimpose Nigeria's financial exclusion data (the EFINA Access to Finance Research) on top of the Nigeria health exclusion data in the Nigeria Demogra...