Singapore, March 5 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a loan of up to Rp415 billion (equivalent to $25 million) with PT Mitra Plumbon Healthcare (Mitra Plumbon)-a private healthcare provider-to expand access to affordable and quality healthcare in underserved areas of West Java and Central Java, Indonesia.

Thefinancingwill support the construction of a new hospital in Batang, Central Java, and a new outpatient building in an existing hospital in Cirebon, West Java, strengthening service delivery for patients covered under Indonesia's national social health insurance program,Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional(JKN).

Indonesia's hospital bed density remains among the lowest in Southeast Asia, with significant regional disparities. Whil...