Energy is inextricably linked to most of the global challenges now and in the future, including gender, food security, clean water, public health, education, economic growth, youth and women empowerment, and climate change. The absence of clean and sustainable energy, however, has a significant adverse impact on the health and livelihoods of the poorest populations.
The World Health Organization's Health and Energy Platform of Action (HEPA) aims to ensure universal access to clean and sustainable energy to protect health, and strengthen cooperation between health and energy sectors. With an initial focus on clean cooking and healthcare facility electrification, the platform aims to catalyse the scale of results required to achieve SDG 3 on health and SDG 7 on energy.