![]() ![]() Moreover, the health sector overall is responsible for 4.4% of global carbon emissions. This along with limited access to cooling in health facilities in especially Sub-Saharan Africa, reliable cold chainsĪre integral to improving health sector infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. As of October 2022 just 29% of Africa’s population has received two doses of COVID-19 vaccines. In addition to that, close to a billion people globally are served by health facilities without reliable electricity, limiting access to essential and lifesaving medical devices and dramatically hampering the quality, accessibility and reliability ![]() The resulting household air pollution leads to 3.2 million premature deaths each year from noncommunicableĭisease and pneumonia and is the largest source of black carbon, responsible for around half of black carbon emissions globally. This joint side event is organized by WHO, World Bank, and Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) in the framework of the Health and Energy Platform of Action (HEPA).Īround one third of the population worldwide still rely on polluting fuels and technology combinations to meet their basic daily energy needs for cooking. ![]()
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