Health

Around 3,000 couples will be eligible for new state-funded IVF treatment, Donnelly says

The Health Minister is seeking cabinet approval this week on the eligibility criteria for state funded IVF treatment, which will commence in September this year

Stephen Donnelly said the new government funded IVF programme is due to commence by September

Around 3,000 couples will be eligible each year for the new state funded in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) programme, the Minister for Health has said.

Stephen Donnelly said the new government funded IVF programme is due to commence by September and will be open to couple that meet certain eligibility criteria. The Health Minister said the programme will initially be carried out by private companies, but added that a regional state-run fertility hub will be established in ...