Energy and health in low-income and middle-income countries

Reliable and affordable clean energy is essential for modern living and powering economies. Access to clean energy has increased substantially in low-income and middle-income countries over the past three decades. However, millions still lack reliable and affordable access to electricity and clean cooking fuels. This new Series—an update to the Series published in The Lancet in 2007—outlines the burden of disease associated with energy production and consumption; the drivers of and barriers to clean energy adoption; and how reliable, affordable, sustainable, and equitable electricity access in health-care facilities is necessary for achieving universal health coverage.

Powering health with energy in low-income and middle-income countries

Beyond access: clean energy use in low-income and middle-income countries

Household energy use and health in low-income and middle-income countries

Reliable electricity to advance quality health care in low-resource settings

Priorities and opportunities for clean energy transitions to advance health in low-income and middle-income countries

Global climate justice and the future of air quality co-benefits in low-income and middle-income countries: an energy, climate, and health modelling study