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Charity provides free IVF treatment for poor infertile couples
“No words can express what I felt at the time when doctors said that I was pregnant,” Binh said.
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Doctors at My Duc Hospital provide in vitro fertilization (IVF) to a woman. |
“After one year of marriage, we visited an obstetrics hospital and another specializing in men’s health in HCM City. We were told that my husband’s health was the problem,” Bình said. “So we returned to our hometown and drank herbs since that was cheap. But, after one year, then two, and then three, we still had no child.”
One day, Binh read about the
Thus far, the programme has received 621 applicants in Vietnam, but only 167 of them have been chosen because of the charity’s limited funds.
Most of the funds are donated by My Duc Hospital’s staff and doctors, and several wealthy couples who have benefited from IVF at the hospital have also donated funds, with the hope of helping others who are less fortunate.
She noted that many people in the country were still poor, “so the cost for IVF, which is actually lower than in many other countries, is higher than their income.”
Financial assistance is especially needed because of family pressure and discriminatory attitudes.
Linh said the fund should cover part of the costs and regulate the proportion of coverage for IVF treatment. Other charity programmes to assist poor infertile couples are also being provided at other hospitals in the country.
Source: VNS/VNA
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