IHH Healthcare has secured a SGD 250 million sustainability-linked loan from DBS Bank to support corporate purposes and advance its sustainability and clinical governance targets.
- Sustainability metrics: The loan is linked to performance indicators, including improvements in appropriate antibiotic use across IHH Healthcare’s hospitals in Singapore.
- Monitoring and assurance: Progress against the targets will be assessed annually and verified by an independent external assurance provider over the loan tenure.
- Clinical alignment: The initiative supports efforts to strengthen antimicrobial stewardship, including structured review processes such as antibiotic “time-outs” conducted after treatment initiation.
This summary is based on a news article published by BioSpectrum Asia.
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