Lagazel: Solidarity of Off-Grid Solar Solutions

#### What Impact?

96% of parents notice a better assiduousness of their children. 98% of parents observe a decrease of their energetic spendings 68% of school directors say that students' results have improved\*

\*According to the Sunny Money report: "Un guide du modèle Luminothèque" 2014.

Project Examples:

Schools of the region of Koudougou Burkina Faso, 2021, 30,000 EUR


Cooperatives of the towns of Bugarama and Busoni Burundi, 2019, 126,000 EUR



years.


The pros of the project:


The pros of the project:


The project completion in the school of Kierma has not only reduced educational inequality in energy access but also raised awareness on the possibility of giving a rechargeable lamp to every child and, indeed, increase school attendance.


Schools of the Town of Aneho Togo, 2021, 80,000 EUR


Project leader: Mai, Jeu, Tri (NGO)

The pros of the project:

Installation of waste recycle bins in schools

Sorted waste valuation system allowing the funding of new projects

> More projects on our website: www. lagazel.com

#### How to Get Involved with Us: Project References and Impact Figures

## **Global Health Governance and Health Equity in the Context of COVID-19: A Scoping Review**

#### **Wafa Abu El Kheir-Mataria, Sungsoo Chun, Hassan El Fawal, and Shahjahan Bhuiyan** American University In Cairo, Cairo, Egypt

Health equity is a moral obligation and an important aspect of responsible governance. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed existing shortfalls of GHG through the exacerbation of already existing health inequities. Since the start of the pandemic, much literature has been produced discussing COVID-19 and health inequities. Given the ongoing health inequities during the COVID-19 crisis and the criticism of the current GHG, gathering the knowledge that covers this area and demonstrating the gaps in this knowledge is highly important. This scoping review aims at mapping the present knowledge and identifying these gaps. The methodology used in this scoping review is based on guidelines for conducting systematic scoping reviews developed by the Joanna Briggs Institute. Five electronic databases were searched. Identified eligible studies were screened and reviewed by two reviewers. The screening was done through three stages: identification and elimination of duplicates, title and abstract screening, and full-text assessment. Data were charted in an excel table, and results were classified into conceptual categories. Analysis was done in three stages: open descriptive coding, focused thematic analysis, and finally, frequency, commonality, and significance analysis. Forty-nine studies met the inclusion criteria. Areas of research were: "Human rights and inequities", "Solidarity, collaboration and partnership", "GHG structure change", "Political and economic power and finance", "Approach to address inequity", "Law and regulations", and "Private investment and PPPs in GHG". The highest number of papers was on the "Human rights and inequities" theme. However, it appeared that the themes were interrelated, and articles touched on more than one theme. Moreover, the authors who contributed to research connecting GHG and health equity in the context of COVID-19 were mostly affiliated with developed countries. There is a need to increase collaboration in research, enhance information and knowledge sharing, and ameliorate research capacity in developing countries. Collaboration between disciplines in research concerning GHG and equity is also recommended. Quantitative evidence relating GHG to health inequities is solicited.

Wafa Abu El Kheir-Mataria1, Hassan El Fawal1, Shahjahan Bhuiyan2, and Sungsoo Chun1

1 Institute of Global Health and Human Ecology, The American University in Cairo

2 Department of Public Policy and Administration School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, The American University in Cairo, New Cairo

#### Introduction

Health equity is an important aspect of responsible governance. COVID-19 exposed existing shortfalls of GHG through the exacerbation of already- existing health inequities across countries, as well as within the same country. Since the start of the pandemic, a considerable amount of literature has been produced discussing COVID-19 and health inequities. Gathering the knowledge covering these areas and demonstrating the gaps in this knowledge are of high importance to stimulate further research to better understand the status quo and for better future actions.

#### Aims

1.To map the body of literature on health equity in relation to GHG in the context of COVID-19. 2.To identifying research gaps according to research themes, discipline and countries of origin.

### Methods

Methodology: Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines for conducting a systematic scoping review.

#### Identification of Studies

• Databases used for the search were PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, WorldCat and WHO's Global Index Medicus.

Search terms: "health inequity", "health equity", "Global Governance", "COVID-19".

#### Eligibility criteria


#### Analysis


#### Results Characteristics of Studies


#### Identified Themes

Upon analyzing the different topics, the studies were grouped into seven main proposed themes according to the interconnected areas they covered.



*Figure 1. Search flow diagram.*

*Figure 2. Studies per discipline.*

*Figure 4. The interlinkages between themes discussing GHG, equity and COVID-19.*

#### Discussion and Conclusions

