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Robust IPC is Essential to Sustainability

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Date: 13 Oct 2026 |Time: 0845 - 0930 | Venue: The NAK Auditorium, Academia (SGH Campus) 

Track: Plenary 1

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Environmental sustainability in healthcare involves reducing the environmental footprint of medical services – such as carbon emissions, waste, pollution and energy consumption – while maintaining high standards of patient care and safety. While necessary for safety, excessive or non-evidence-based IPC practices can drive substantial waste. Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) plays a critical role to maximise the safety benefits of IPC while minimising its environmental footprint that contribute to long-term climate damage.