The Health Bureau (SSM) said yesterday that three private clinics were suspected of having provided in vitro fertilisation (IVF) services without a licence. The bureau stressed that only the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre is allowed to provide artificial insemination services.
The bureau made the announcement in a special press conference at the public hospital yesterday.
The bureau said that if a medical institution plans to provide assisted reproductive technology medical services, it needs to apply for a licence from the bureau
Leong Pui San, a Health Bureau (SSM) official in charge of the issuing of medical licences, addresses yesterday’s special press conference about the suspected illegal provision of IVF services by three private clinics, at the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre. Photo: Tony Wong
