Tools and resources

The report Energizing health: accelerating electricity access in health-care facilities provides an authoritative, comprehensive, and up-to-date view of the state of electricity access in health-care facilities worldwide. It also provides insights about supportive policy frameworks, effective delivery models, and technical and economic aspects of both grid-based and decentralized electrification solutions. It draws attention to the lack of reliable electricity supply in health-care facilities in low- and middle-income countries, high­lights the opportunity to provide better health services by powering health-care facilities with decentralized clean energy solutions, and informs evidence-based decision-making by serving as a benchmark against which progress in electrifying health-care facilities can be measured. The report features real-world examples to illustrate key success factors and lessons, with an eye toward scaling up or transferring lessons to other contexts. Drawing on quantitative evidence and novel case studies, it offers recommendations for diverse stakeholders, including clinic administrators, regional and national planners, donors, civil societies, and private companies, on effective means to accelerate provision of reliable power for health-care facilities.

The report was developed jointly by the World Health Organization, World Bank, International Renewable Energy Agency and Sustainable Energy for All, with technical support from Duke University, the University of North Carolina and the World Resources Institute, and technical contributions from SELCO Foundation.