Powering Health
Electrification Options for Developing Country Health Facilities
Publications
Publications developed by USAID on providing reliable electricity and energy management at health facilities.
Powering Health: Energy Management in Your Health Facility – English (PDF 1.9MB), French (PDF 1.1MB), Spanish (PDF 1.1MB)
A resource for health professionals seeking to make better use of limited energy supplies. This guide assumes your health care facility already has electricity access, but presumes that more effective management of this limited resource will improve your ability to provide routine, quality health services on demand.
Powering Health: Electrification Options for Rural Health Centers – English (PDF 484K), French (PDF 235K), Spanish (PDF 231K)
The inspiration for this website, this brochure lays out information in a logical and easy to follow manner with the same goal of electrifying rural health centers. It also provides a case study on the Kalungi Hospital Water and Electrification Project in Uganda.
Powering Health: Options for Improving Energy Services at Health Facilities in Guyana, (PDF 665K)
An in-depth look at all different categories of health facilities in Guyana and their respective challenges in ensuring steady and reliable power supply. This booklet is a great resource for general healthcare providers as well as Guyana specialists.
Powering Health: Options for Improving Energy Services at Health Facilities in Haiti, (PDF 1,275K)
An in-depth look at all different categories of health facilities in Haiti and their respective challenges in ensuring steady and reliable power supply. This booklet is a great resource for general healthcare providers as well as Haiti specialists.
Powering Health: Options for Improving Energy Services at Health Facilities in Ethiopia, (PDF 496K)
An in-depth look at all different categories of health facilities in Ethiopia and their respective challenges in ensuring steady and reliable power supply. This booklet is a great resource for general healthcare providers as well as Ethiopia specialists.
Powering Health: Options for Improving Energy Services at Health Facilities in Zambia, (PDF 530K)
An in-depth look at all different categories of health facilities in Zambia and their respective challenges in ensuring steady and reliable power supply. This booklet is a great resource for general healthcare providers as well as Zambia specialists.
Real World Installation Considerations For Inverter/Charger/Battery Equipment (PDF 1.3MB) English and French
A how-to-guide that addresses the most common problems observed in the field and discusses practical field applications necessary for proper installation of the inverter/charger and battery equipment.
This guide is designed to be used with USAID’s Audit Reporting Worksheets as an overall off-grid energy information package for energy experts and procurement officers managing the design, procurement, and after-sales service of PV systems in health centers. It is based on a series of training courses held in Rwanda for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in 2007 and 2008, but has been expanded so that it can be utilized for health centers in other countries.
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