Too many Liberian women die or lose their child while giving birth. To ensure that midwifes in rural Grand Gedeh have light when women come to their small facilities at night, solar technicians from GIZ/EnDev visited health facilities and repaired or installed solar systems.

The visited facilities participate in an EU funded pilot program that in collaboration with the Ministry of Health aims to train midwifes and to provide phone support so that pregnant women at risk who live in the rural Grand Gedeh areas will be brought to a good health facility before any emergency happens.

Six facilities received a new installation of a forsera solar system. Five facilities had good working solar systems. Eleven facilities had a solar system that was not working properly, mostly due to battery cells and some die-electric components.  The technicians repaired all of them. Two facilities in Tchien District could not be reached due to bad road conditions.

All facilities were registered to be now on the map with solar powered facilities. Staff of the facilities were instructed in proper maintenance and it is hoped that this light can contribute to better working conditions for the midwives and safe deliveries.