Unreliable electricity has long shaped the reality of care in primary healthcare centres, forcing health workers to rely on candles, torchlights, and improvised solutions during critical moments. For many mothers and newborns, this has meant delayed interventions, compromised care, and avoidable risks.

In this episode of #JournoConversations, we explore how renewable energy is beginning to change that reality. From solar suitcases lighting up labour wards in Nigeria to mini-grid systems powering entire clinics in Zimbabwe, innovative energy solutions are improving the safety, quality, and timeliness of maternal and newborn care.

Host Chibuike Alagboso, Director of Media Programmes at Nigeria Health Watch, speaks with Chinonso Kenneth from Nigeria and Farai Shawn Matiashe from Zimbabwe about how energy poverty affects healthcare delivery, the impact of renewable energy interventions at the frontline, and what it will take to scale these solutions across low-resource settings.

The conversation highlights how addressing energy gaps is critical to strengthening health systems and ensuring safer outcomes for mothers and newborns.

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