Nowon-gu Supports Korean Medicine Treatment Costs (Up to 1.19 Million KRW) for Infertile Couples

Recruiting 40 Participants by December, Up to 1,192,320 KRW Support per Person... A Great Opportunity to Ease Financial Burden for Infertile Couples and Increase Birth Rates

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Nowon-gu (Mayor Oh Seung-rok) is providing support for traditional Korean medicine treatment costs to infertile couples experiencing difficulties with pregnancy.

The support targets couples, including those in common-law marriages, who desire natural pregnancy due to unexplained infertility (women aged 41 or younger, born after January 1, 1979). Applicants must have resided in Seoul for at least six months as of the application date, and support is limited to the first 40 applicants.

The support covers the cost of herbal medicine preparation, with a treatment period of three months for both men and women. The cost per 15-day supply of herbal medicine is 220,800 KRW, with 90% of the standard treatment cost supported, and the maximum support amount is 1,192,320 KRW. However, recipients of basic livelihood security and near-poverty groups receive full support. Beneficiaries pay 10% of the herbal medicine preparation cost, and the remaining amount is billed by the Korean medicine clinic to the public health center, which then reimburses the clinic.

Applications can be made once per person per year, with support available up to twice. Beneficiaries must undergo a follow-up examination within two weeks after the last medication.

Applications are submitted by accessing the Seoul Pregnancy and Childbirth Information Center, conducting self-screening for eligibility for both men and women, and then visiting the public health center in the woman’s residence area for couple treatment or the applicant’s residence area for individual treatment with the required documents (self-screening results, preliminary test results, original infertility diagnosis certificate, resident registration certificate, health insurance card and payment confirmation, family relation certificate, etc.) and identification.

Once selected, beneficiaries submit the support decision notice and related documents to the designated Korean medicine clinic and receive treatment. Clinics can be freely chosen among those designated by Seoul regardless of the beneficiary’s district of residence.

For more details, contact the district office’s Life and Health Division. Last year, the district conducted a traditional Korean medicine infertility treatment support project for 13 couples and 5 women, totaling 31 individuals. The implantation success rate and intensive treatment completion rate reached 27.8% and 93.5%, respectively, far exceeding the benchmarks of 10% and 60%. Additionally, over 80% of participants reported satisfaction in the survey.

Oh Seung-rok, Mayor of Nowon-gu, stated, “This project is expected to significantly alleviate the financial burden on infertile couples,” and added, “We will continue efforts to prepare various support measures to overcome the low birthrate.”

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