The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reports that about 63%, or six out of every ten Nigerians, are multidimensionally poor, with health shocks ranking among the top five causes of impoverishment.
A 2023 World Bank survey titled “Welfare Impacts of Health Shocks in Nigeria” found that households hit by sudden medical events were three times more likely to fall into poverty than those unaffected.
Back in Enugu, Chinyere, a 38-year-old woman, experienced a financial nightmare when her husband slumped while returning from work last November.