A Gavi-backed investment of more than US$30 million is helping solarise over 1,700 health facilities in Ethiopia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Uganda and Zambia. The programme is strengthening electricity access in underserved communities, helping clinics preserve vaccines, operate essential medical equipment and extend healthcare services.
The country-level figures shared for the initiative account for 1,695 facilities and an estimated 140.4 million people reached. The wider programme is reported to cover more than 1,700 facilities and over 140 million people. Gavi-supported solar direct drive vaccine refrigerators are also projected to avert up to 153,024 tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions over ten years.
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