Abstract
Delivering quality primary health care requires reliable energy access. In rural health facilities, electricity is often unreliable or absent. Low energy access has a gendered impact, affecting the ability of mothers to experience safe childbirth, for which basic lighting and sterilization are essential. Moreover, low energy access acts as a barrier to attract and retain female medical staff, who constitute women-predominated nursing and midwifery cadres that are critical for providing care to women. Using quantitative facility-level data, we explore the intersection of energy, health care, and gender in Haiti, Senegal, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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