Healthcare giant IHH remains in good health despite pandemic

The impact on business will be short-lived, and the group is well prepared to handle the virus outbreak, says CEO Kelvin Loh.

Anita Gabriel

Published Sun, May 10, 2020 · 09:50 PM

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THE going must be tough for healthcare heavyweight IHH Healthcare as it faces the triple blow of withering medical tourism (once a sweet spot), overcapacity and lower volumes as many put off non-urgent treatments given travel bans and lockdowns to curb the Covid-19 pandemic.

Yet, chief executive and managing director Kelvin Loh, who took over the top job from long-serving chief Tan See Leng in January this year, is a picture of calm amid the unprecedented health crisis and insists that the setbacks will be short-lived.

"Definitely, there's some…