UBS pledges bond to help Rajasthan maternal healthcare
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LONDON: UBS has announced what it calls the world’s first healthcare development impact bond, with the aim of reducing mother and infant deaths in Rajasthan.
Despite its name, the Maternal and Newborn Healthcare DIB - or “Utkrisht bond” - is not a bond in the traditional fixed income sense but rather a performance-based contract under which private investors provide capital to intermediaries and service providers.
UBS Optimus Foundation, a grant-making foundation established by the bank in 1999, will provide an initial US$3.5m of funding.
The money will be used by service providers to improve access to and quality of care in up to 440 private facilities in Rajasthan, supporting government efforts to reduce maternal and newborn deaths.
If the service providers meet pre-determined targets, investors will receive their funds back from “outcome payers” - USAID and MSD for Mothers - as well as an IRR of up to 8%, according to a UBS spokesperson.
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