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India Urged to Publicly Fund Fertility Care as Birth Rate Slips
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India should move towards publicly financed fertility care and overhaul insurance coverage for infertility treatment as the country's total fertility rate has fallen below the replacement level of 2.1, according to a national white paper…
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India Urged to Publicly Fund Fertility Care as Birth Rate Slips
India should move towards publicly financed fertility care and overhaul insurance coverage for infertility treatment, according to a national white paper released on World IVF Day. The paper, by the IHW council in partnership with the Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR), argues that infertility should no longer be treated as an elective procedure. The country's total fertility rate has fallen below the replacement level of 2.1, making it essential to address the issue of infertility.
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