Aiding Victims of the Türkiye and Syria earthquakes Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) Centre of Excellence (COE) Day Symposium Public Advancing Green Practices in Malaysia Making Strides in Sustainable Waste Management in Singapore Planet Following two devastating earthquakes in February 2023 displacing communities in Türkiye and Syria, IHH has collectively contributed close to US$5 million in disaster relief. Across the Group, various markets came together to provide support through medical relief and the donation of essential items. In addition, Acıbadem Healthcare Group constructed a 40,000sqm housing quarter, named Solidarity Quarter, for displaced victims. Healthcare leaders and experts from public, private and global healthcare organisations came together in November 2023 for the landmark AMS CoE symposium. Jointly organised by bioMérieux, IHH Healthcare Malaysia, and Premier Integrated Labs, the event facilitated knowledge exchange and collaborations between AMS teams from different specialties to address the threats of antimicrobial resistance, a global health concern leading to prolonged illness, higher medical costs and increased deaths. IHH Malaysia has implemented a set of measures that will take us closer to our net-zero goal. They include the introduction of the Building Efficiency Index (BEI) across all 16 hospitals in the country to assess and improve energy efficiency, solar panel installations on all hospitals to increase the use of renewables, making operating theatres more environmentally friendly by reducing desflurane usage and joining Malaysia’s ministerial effort to plant 1 million mangrove trees by 2030. Through diligent tracking, facility inspections and collaborations with vendors, IHH Singapore hospitals achieved a 99% reduction in single-use virgin plastics in non-clinical areas at the end of 2023. In addition, Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital improved its biohazard waste segregation processes, leading to a 36% reduction in biohazardous waste. The hospital’s waste management exercise also opened up potential avenues for greater recycling on general waste. Annual Report 2023 67
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