Seventy percent more in vitro fertilizations were performed in the second half of last year compared with the same period in 2019, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said on Wednesday, attributing the trend to easier subsidy applications.
The number of married couples with wives aged 40 to 44 seeking the procedure increased 84.1 percent, the largest growth among all age groups, the ministry said
After the subsidy applications were simplified in July last year, the Health Promotion Administration (HPA) had as of Monday approved 27,000 applications, it said.
Among them, 14,127 applicant couples had finished the procedure, with subsidies totaling NT$1.07 billion