A joint report by report from the World Health Organisation, the World Bank, the International Renewable Energy Agency, and the Sustainable Energy for All has revealed that Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Tanzania need about $2.5bn investment in accelerating electricity access in healthcare facilities.
From a World Bank needs analysis included in the report, almost two-thirds of healthcare facilities in low and middle-income countries required some form of urgent intervention.
For instance, either a new electricity connection or a backup power system and some $ 4.9bn are urgently needed to bring them to a minimal standard of electrification. According to the report, sub-Saharan Africa has the highest investment requirement in accelerating electricity access in healthcare facilities, illustrating the high level of energy insecurity in healthcare facilities of the region.
It read in part, “Geographically, sub-Saharan Africa is the region with the highest investment requirements , with countries including Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania ranking high in terms of the total investment required.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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