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SOLARIZATION OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA

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SOLARIZATION OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA  (All data obtained from IMU, graphics depiction my own, test is a mixture Previously, the Department of Health (DoH) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa caused for a survey of its Basic Health Units  Thereafter it was deemed more critical to carry out such a survey of those facilities which provide 24/7 services to public at the District level. These include the Rural Health Centres through Category D, C, B and A Hospitals.  The Independent Monitoring Unit was tasked to conduct not only a rapid survey of the healthcare facilities in the province to identify facilities with chronic problems of electricity but also calculate the load for consideration of an option towards solarisation of these facilities.  The IMU team visited the HCFs from 28th March till 4th April 2017 and has submitted a report bringing out the following essentials:  Out of total 1,258 health facilities surveyed, 60 facilities have no  electricity se