PLANS TO INCREASE CAPACITY OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TREATMENT CENTRES AT PUBLIC HOSPITALS

NOTICE PAPER NO. 2684

NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR ORAL ANSWER

FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 2 APRIL 2024 

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang

MP for Nee Soon GRC

Question No. 5887

To ask the Minister for Health (a) whether there are plans to increase the capacity of assisted reproductive treatment centres at public hospitals; (b) if so, what is the timeline and the expected increase in capacity; and (c) if not, why not.

Answer

1     In 2022, the National University Hospital renovated its in-vitro fertilisation laboratory, to increase its capacity for Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) treatment.

2     There are also upcoming plans to increase ART treatment capacity progressively at KK Women's and Children’s Hospital and Singapore General Hospital, over the next few years. When completed, the ART capacity at these public hospitals would have increased by about 20%.