Close to 1Billion People Globally Lack Access to Health-care Facility With Reliable Electricity- WHO, World Bank, IRENA, Others Report
Daily Rendezvous Close to 1 billion people in low- and lower-middle income countries - 1 in 8 of the world’s population –are served by health-care facilities that lack a reliable electricity supply, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank , the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) , and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll) . Access to electricity is critical for quality health-care provision, from delivering babies to managing emergencies like heart attacks, or offering lifesaving immunization. Without reliable electricity in all health-care facilities, Universal Health Coverage cannot be reached, the report notes. Increasing electrification of health-care facilities is essential to save lives The joint report, Energizing Health: Accelerating Electricity Access in Health-Care Facilities, presents the latest data on electrification of health-care facilities in low- and middle-income count...