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/Concept
The narrative on decentralized renewable energy The first edition of this workshop in October 2016
(DRE) needs to move away from a rural saw over 30 health practitioners, energy
electrification agenda, towards an inclusive practitioners, CSR entities and other stakeholders
development paradigm. The potential of DRE is its debate on the energy gaps in decentralized health
ability to radically transform the way services are care and how DRE can bridge these gaps. In the year
delivered to the under-served populations. since, SELCO Foundation has worked with a number
Innovative processes and health delivery models of these partners to implement energy-health
such as mobile clinics, boat clinics, e-clinics etc interventions in diverse contexts. Several States are
challenge conventional healthcare delivery models also experimenting with solar powering PHCs. This
and attempt to take healthcare further to the second edition of the workshop is to hear from the
door-step of the people. A combination of health practitioners on the projects that have been
appropriate, efficient medical equipment powered implemented, followed by a discussion on forging
by DRE can enable more effective delivery of partnerships to scale up these initiatives.
healthcare at the last mile. There is a need to better
understand and develop the local ecosystem
(technology, training, policy, etc) that can facilitate
this transition.
/Agenda
Session 1 The healthcare priorities and energy
requirements of a PHC would depend on a
Impact and scope for energy number of geographic, demographic and
interventions in Primary Healthcare operational parameters specific to the region.
SELCO Foundation has worked closely with
10:00 - 10:10 Inauguration Karuna Trust, Swasthya Swaraj, Center for
Bridging the Energy Gap:
North Eastern Studies, Tribal Health Initiative
10:10 - 10:25
Presentation of Learnings and other health and technology partners to
10:25 - 10:45 Keynote Address
understand the typology of health centers and
implemented energy and efficiency solutions
10:45 - 11:00 Tea designed to improve healthcare delivery. This
panel will focus on the learning from these
11:00 - 13:00 Practitioner Panel: Impact and Scope for
Energy Interventions in Primary Healthcare projects and the scope for further work.