The impacts of renewable energy mini-grids extend far beyond high quality electricity access, providing rural communities with employment, increases in household savings and micro-enterprise revenue, and improved health, education and safety. https://www.powerforall.org/resources/fact-sheets-research-summaries/fact-sheet-quantifying-mini-grid-impacts
COVID-19 presented an opportunity to show how decentralized renewable energy can accelerate access to better health, jobs, and quality of life through collective and coordinated action. To celebrate our 6th anniversary, this video shows the resourcefulness of working together, as well as the silver linings in the actions we have had to take to enact change. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/videos/celebrating-six-years-of-power-all
Over 50 years ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that access to quality health services is a fundamental human right. This declaration is echoed by SDG 3 (“Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”). However, today only half of the global population has access to health care. https://www.powerforall.org/insights/africa/zambia-launches-bold-plan-power-health-clinics-solar
An estimated 400 million people depend on health facilities that have no access to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. A further 100 million are pushed into poverty every year as a result of health care expenditures. Is coronavirus the real threat to global health? https://www.powerforall.org/insights/energy-policy/coronavirus-not-only-global-health-crisis-just-ask-12-billion-people
As of 2019, 4.3% of India’s rural Primary Health Centres (PHCs) did not have access to electricity. While the upfront cost of a solar system is high for most PHCs, displacing diesel generators with a solar system can save 80% of a health centers’ energy costs while bringing many benefits in improved healthcare services. https://www.powerforall.org/resources/fact-sheets-research-summaries/factsheet-solarizing-rural-health-centers-india
The Centre for Environment and Energy Development (CEED) in association with Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (JREDA), Indian Medical Association (IMA) and Power For All, have organized a state-level conference to launch the"Renewable Energy-Powering Health for Future Ready Jharkhand" report. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/events/report-launch-re-powering-health-future-ready-jharkhand
One billion people are served by health clinics lacking electricity, while homes without power turn to dangerous candles or toxic kerosene lamps for lighting. Adopting clean energy technologies reduces the risk of fires and accidents, reduces indoor air pollution and powers life-saving equipment. Health-related development targets will not be met without decentralized renewables. https://www.powerforall.org/resources/fact-sheets-research-summaries/fact-sheet-sdg7-and-keeping-families-healthy-power-all
Power for All has created a comprehensive roundup that highlights the response to COVID-19 by the decentralized renewable energy sector, including a new €100 million recovery fund and technical assistance opportunities, but also what steps are being taken by WHO and others to accelerate electrification of rural health facilities. https://www.powerforall.org/insights/impact/covid-19-roundup
Power for All kicked off the Power for Health Campaign in Burkina Faso in partnership with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Learn about the upcoming launch of the Access Insights Platform (AIP) data visualization platform in Uganda by Catalyst Off-Grid Advisors. Also, we are excited to welcome two new members to our team. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/campaign-updates/campaign-update-july-2021
The report ‘Future-Ready Jharkhand RE-Powering Health Sector in Jharkhand’ explores how decentralised energy can be an enabler of change for the health sector in Jharkhand. https://www.powerforall.org/resources/reports/future-ready-jharkhand-re-powering-health-sector-jharkhand