Energizing Healthcare 2025
This power-packed conference will be co-organised by Sustainable Energy for All, the Health Electrification and Telecommunications Alliance (HETA) hosted by Power Africa, and the Health and Energy Platform of Action (HEPA) hosted by the World Health Organisation.
The event will be dedicated to accelerating action on powering healthcare facilities in the Global South with clean and reliable energy. It will serve as an energizing platform for stakeholders from the energy, health and climate sectors to have exciting and unconventional discussions on healthcare electrification, find innovative ways to address challenges, and create and strengthen alliances to drive healthcare electrification in the Global South.
Interested to join us? Request an invitation by emailing us at poweringhealthcare@seforall.org
Draft agenda - Day 1
| Time | Session Name | Session Description |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 - 10:00 | Registration + coffee | |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Ministerial Keynote + Opening Remarks | |
| 10:30 – 10:50 | State of the Market in Healthcare Electrification | Scene-setting presentation by 3 co-organisers; taking stock of progress and identifying opportunities |
| 10:50 – 11:00 | #SDG7for3and13 Impact Story | Voices from the ground - youth/healthcare worker/women championing health |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee | |
| 11:30 – 12:45 | Learning by Unlearning – Enabling Healthcare Electrification | [Panel Discussion] How can we jointly create the right enabling framework for healthcare electrification by sharing our success stories but also our not-so-successful stories? This discussion will be dedicated to acknowledging that learning by unlearning is key to growth and speakers will share lessons learned through failure stories so we can collectively create positive impact. |
| 12:45 – 1:45 | Lunch | |
| 1:45 – 3:00 | Bang for the Buck - Financing Healthcare Electrification | [Panel Discussion] What does the landscape of capital going into health facility electrification (HFE) look like? What are the lessons learned and some best practices in financing HFE; what is the role of different sources of capital (public vs private; energy vs health) in closing financing gaps including donor concessional capital? |
| 1:45 – 3:00 | Monitoring Impact - Indicators for MEL | [Workshop] What are emerging lessons and best practices in designing monitoring and evaluation strategies, and how can we arrive at a set of standardised indicators for the sector? |
| 3:05 – 4:20 | Powering Coordination for Accelerated Electrification | [Panel Discussion] What are the current challenges in coordination between global energy and health sectors, and also in-country stakeholders . How can different coordination mechanisms including the Health Facility Electrification Compact help improve the situation? |
| 3:05 – 4:20 | Gender Equality and Social Inclusion | [Roundtable/ Interactive discussion] Why is gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) important in delivering health facility electrification and are we lagging behind? This roundtable will aim to highlight the challenges, best practices and opportunities in GESI in this sector. |
| 4:20 – 4:50 | Coffee | |
| 4:50 – 5:00 | #SDG7for3and13 Impact Story | Voices from the ground - youth/healthcare worker/women championing health |
| 5:00 – 5:45 | PechaKucha Innovators’ Hub | Quick interesting visual presentations of innovative projects on the ground delivering impact |
Day 2
| Time | Session Name | Session Description |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 – 10:30 | Trends in Delivery Models | [Opening Plenary] What are the emerging trends in delivery models for healthcare electrification? What are the the associated benefits and challenges of different models in terms of scalability and sustainability? How can we move away from a one-size-fits-all approach? |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | #SDG7for3and13 Impact Story | Voices from the ground - championing climate and health |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Coffee | |
| 11:15 – 12:30 | Cross-country Conversations Track: HFE Deep-dive | [World Café] An intimate discussion between country representatives about their challenges and successes in different aspects of healthcare electrification, i.e, financing, coordination, delivery models, policy, etc. – to facilitate cross-country learning. Do countries have an interministerial coordination mechanism, a master database of health facilities for electrification, minimum technical standards, etc.? If not, what are the barriers? |
| 11:15 – 12:30 | The Climate-Health-Energy Nexus Track: Resilience | [Fishbowl] The audience will engage in an interactive discussion focused on the climate-health-energy nexus brainstorming various ideas: how can we improve climate resilience of healthcare systems, how can we get more climate finance into the sector, how can the energy sector help prepare for the impacts of changing climate like disasters, epidemics and pandemics, etc. |
| 11:15 – 12:30 | Breakthroughs in Data and AI Track: Technology | [Lightning Talks + Q&A] Learning about the role of and progress in data analytics, geospatial data management, remote monitoring, and artificial intelligence (AI) to help accelerate HFE |
| 12:30 – 1:30 | Lunch | |
| 1:30 – 2:45 | Service Delivery and Sustainability Track: HFE Deep-dive | [Roundtable] Is Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) the panacea for long-term sustainability in electrifying health facilities? In which countries is the EaaS model feasible and what do other countries need to do to make the model work? What are some concrete subsitutes for EaaS models with good results for sustainability? What does an expanded role for private sector in a public-private partnership look like? |
| 1:30 – 2:45 | Humanitarian Energy and Emergencies Track: Resilience | [Roundtable] How can we ensure fully-powered health facilities in humanitarian settings? What delivery models and financing instruments work? How can we ensure a functional healthcare system during emergencies caused by conflict and climate change, through reliable electricity? |
| 1:30 – 2:45 | Synergies with Digital Connectivity Track: Technology | [Lightning Talks + Q&A] What is the role of digital connectivity in enhancing health outcomes and how does bringing 24/7 electricity in health facilities also enable better digital connectivity? |
| 2:50 – 4:10 | Innovative Financing Mechanisms Track: HFE Deep-dive | [Roundtable] How can innovative financing instruments be used for de-risking and sustainable electrification of health facilities? For instance, how can D-RECs, P-RECs, guarantees, de-risking funds, etc. be leveraged and deployed? What are the barriers and how can we overcome them? Who are the main actors working on these instruments and some key lessons learned? |
| 2:50 – 4:10 | Electrification and WASH Track: Resilience | [Roundtable] How can electrification of health facilities help ensure reliable access to clean water and maintain proper sanitation and hygiene? This roundtable aims to highlight the lessons and good practices in integrating WASH and HFE efforts. |
| 2:50 – 4:10 | Advancements in Cold Chain and Energy-efficient Equipment Track: Technology | [PechaKucha presentations + Q&A] State of play of cold chain equipment and energy-efficient electricity-dependent medical appliances; how can health facility electrification players be better equipped and coordinated to enable such appliances? |
| 4:10 – 4:40 | Coffee | |
| 4:40 – 4:50 | #SDG7for3and13 Impact Story | Voices from the ground - championing climate and health |
| 4:50 – 5:30 | Closing remarks | Wrapping up with the main highlights of the conference, key announcements made and collective action for the future |