Reliable electricity in health-care facilities is essential to save lives. Electricity is critical to effective health-care provision, from managing childbirth and emergencies to immunization – without reliable electricity in all health-care facilities, universal health coverage cannot be reached. Yet this aspect of health infrastructure is still neglected, and urgently needs more attention by all, from governments to donors and development partners, from philanthropic institutions to international organizations. This collaborative report, based on thorough analysis, is intended to catalyse action to accelerate electricity access in health-care facilities, and highlight some key priority actions and figures, including the following.