Environment, Climate Change, One Health and Migration
We work to prevent disease and promote health by addressing key areas of environmental health including climate change, clean energy; air quality; water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH); and chemicals and radiation. Health threats are addressed through a One Health approach....

Air quality, energy and health

Strategies

Creating an enabling environment that facilitates reliable electricity access in health-care facilities (WHO, World Bank, IRENA & SEforALL, 2023) includes several technical, capacity, policy and financing elements. Available interventions involve developing fair and transparent policy and planning frameworks; building solid data infrastructure; increasing dedicated financing and support; strengthening coordination between the energy and health sectors; and build local capacities. Key priority actions to accelerate health-care facility electrification include:

  • Monitoring energy access in health facilities more systematically
  • Dramatically increasing investments and support on electrifying health care facilities
  • Providing the necessary resources to design and implement clean energy plans, tailored to the needs of the health sector
  • Developing policy and finance schemes to unlock the potential of sustainable energy solutions, and to address the health sector needs

Related publications

Energizing health: accelerating electricity access in health-care facilities: executive summary 

Executive SummaryThe publication provides a comprehensive update on the status and key actions needed for providing reliable, modern energy to health-care...

Energizing health: accelerating electricity access in health-care facilities

Full ReportThe publication provides a comprehensive update on the status and key actions needed for providing reliable, modern energy to health-care...

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