With generous funding from the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED), the World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a new project to strengthen the energy resilience of Yemen’s health sector through the installation of solar energy systems and battery storage in 6 health facilities across the country.

Frequent power cuts severely disrupt the delivery of lifesaving health services across Yemen. The new KFAED-funded initiative will help ensure continuous and sustainable power for hospitals and primary health care facilities, enabling operating theatres, intensive care units and vaccine cold chains to function without interruption.