Flyer: Health and Energy Platform of Action (HEPA)
Overview
The Health and Energy Platform of Action’s (HEPA) vision is to improve the poorest populations’ health and livelihoods through the adoption of clean and sustainable energy.
HEPA is a multi-stakeholder platform convened by the World Health Organization (WHO), along with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), the World Bank, and in cooperation with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). HEPA is a voluntary network consisting of governments, international, non-governmental and civil society organizations, international business associations, philanthropic foundations, and academic institutions working together to ensure universal access to clean and sustainable energy to protect health.
HEPA aims to mobilize political and financial commitments and to enhance
cooperation between the health and energy sectors so that actions on achieving
SDG 3 on health, SDG 7 on energy and other sustainable development
and climate action goals can be accelerated. HEPA will initially tackle health
issues related to clean cooking and electrification of health-care facilities.