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The organisation behind the Solar Suitcase has received a USD $1 million grant to support its efforts in providing portable power
sources to medical facilities in developing nations.WE CARE Solar is the recipient of the first United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) Energy Grant; part of the UN’s Powering the Future We Want program.
Approximately 1,000 Solar Suitcases have been sent to 25 countries. WE CARE Solar have established regional programs in Sierra Leone, Uganda, Malawi, and the Philippines and has been expanding into Ethiopia, Tanzania and the Philippines this year.
The organisation’s co-founder, Dr. Laura Stachel, started the initiative after witnessing deplorable conditions in state facilities in Northern Nigeria; where at times procedures such as emergency caesarean sections were being carried out by torchlight and treatment of critically ill patients was delayed due to electricity outages.
Globally, as many as 300,000 health centers lack reliable power and more than 280,000 women die from pregnancy and childbirth complications each year; with most of these deaths occurring in Africa and Asia.
“The United Nations is shining a light on an area that has all too often been overlooked — the lack of reliable electricity in health facilities,” said Dr. Stachel. “I have had the privilege of working with hundreds of health workers who have seen the miracle of light and power in saving lives, and we have much more work to do. This award is the beginning of a brighter future for women and babies everywhere.”
The organisation’s co-founder, Dr. Laura Stachel, started the initiative after witnessing deplorable conditions in state facilities in Northern Nigeria; where at times procedures such as emergency caesarean sections were being carried out by torchlight and treatment of critically ill patients was delayed due to electricity outages.
Globally, as many as 300,000 health centers lack reliable power and more than 280,000 women die from pregnancy and childbirth complications each year; with most of these deaths occurring in Africa and Asia.
“The United Nations is shining a light on an area that has all too often been overlooked — the lack of reliable electricity in health facilities,” said Dr. Stachel. “I have had the privilege of working with hundreds of health workers who have seen the miracle of light and power in saving lives, and we have much more work to do. This award is the beginning of a brighter future for women and babies everywhere.”
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