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Fifteen primary healthcare centres in Libya have had off-grid solar energy systems installed following Septembers deadly flooding. UNICEF Libya announced this week that it has installed solar energy systems in 15 out of 30 primary healthcare centres across Libya. The organisation said the initiative ensures uninterrupted delivery of health services including maternal, newborn, child and adolescent services. Germanys Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) supported the initiative. On 10 September 2023, Storm Daniel made landfall in Libya causing massive flooding. As a result, around 4,300 people died and more than 16,000 children were displaced in eastern Libya. Many more were affected due to lack of essential services such as health, schooling and safe water supply, said UNICEF. At the time, UNICEF supported 14 primary healthcare facilities and three secondary health facilities with essential health supplies. UNICEF also distributed water treatment materials to authorities for around 250,000 people and delivered 7,655 individual hygiene kits. |
