Reliable electricity in health-care facilities is essential to power critical and lifesaving medical devices and appliances. Despite the key importance of electricity in health centres, close to 1 billion people in low- and lower-middle-income countries are still served by health-care facilities without reliable electricity access or with no electricity access at all[1]. The challenge is particularly high in remote and rural areas.
Decentralised solar energy solutions present a key opportunity to rapidly provide clean, reliable, affordable, and tailored electricity services to health centres currently lacking electricity access or faced with unreliable supply
The WHO-UNICEF-GAVI Health Facility Solar Electrification (HFSE) learning Initiative, which builds on the CCEOP mechanism, aims at enhancing access to reliable electricity in health facilities. This initiative not only improves health services and outcomes but also boosts immunization coverage across Ethiopia, Uganda, Zambia, and Pakistan. To ensure effective implementation and long-term sustainability, a two-day hybrid technical meeting is organized with the aim to bring together key partners.
[1] Energizing health: accelerating electricity access in health-care facilities. WHO and partners, 2023.
