Plans to Increase Capacity of Assisted Reproductive Treatment Centres at Public Hospitals

49 Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked 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.

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

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%.