Treetop Hospital, working with India's Saima Centre, launched a fertility centre on Monday, introducing IVF services to the Maldives in a ceremony presided over by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. The centre will offer IVF at MVR 46,000, roughly a tenth of the MVR 300,000-400,000 cost of seeking treatment abroad, and will be headed by Dr. Zakia Ahmed, the Maldives' first fertility specialist.
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Treetop Hospital, in collaboration with Saima Centre in India, on Monday launched a fertility centre, marking the introduction of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) in the Maldives. The much-anticipated service was launched at a ceremony held at Treetop Hospital, which was presided over by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
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We are not bringing a half solution. We are bringing a full solution from consultation to surgery. We have started this based on international best practices.
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He highlighted that seeking IVF treatment abroad can cost Maldivians between MVR 300,000 to MVR 400,000, creating a significant financial burden for families.
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incurring additional expenses for travel and accommodation, which ranged from $2,000 to $5,000 (MVR 30,840-77,100) per round of IVF alone.
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The fertility centre at Treetop Hospital aims to alleviate the financial burden on individuals by offering IVF treatment for MVR 46,000, approximately one-tenth of the cost incurred abroad.
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The fertility centre, with an investment of $1 million (MVR 15.4 million), is poised to revolutionise the healthcare sector in the Maldives.
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