Chief Medical Director of
Prime Care Fertility Clinic at Amana Medical Centre Abuja, Dr Eloka Menakaya,
Monday informed that a baby was delivered at the clinic through the Invetro
Fertilization (IVF) process on January 24.
He said the baby named Amana was delivered on
January 24 through Caesaran section and is in perfect condition. Menakaya, who
stated this at a press briefing in Abuja, blamed the rate of increased
infertility among couples to sexual transmitted diseases, illegal abortions and
other factors.
He said due to the high costs of managing
infertility, Amana Medical Centre started a fertility clinic in February 2012
and began to treat infertile couples in the process of IVF or Intra Cytoplasmic
Sperm Injection, depending on their problem at a cost of N800,000 to N900,000.
According to him, IVF cost about $1,000 or UK 5,000
in India, while in the USA it is about $12,000, excluding flight tickets,
accommodation and other expenses. He said government and insurance companies do
not cover infertility management because it is regarded as not life threatening
compared to malaria, Tuberculosis and HIV.
Commenting on the delivery, father of the child,
who pleaded anonymity, said his daughter is doing fine. The man said he has
been married for three years without a child and decided to try the IVF option
and is happy with the result.
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