KUALA LUMPUR: The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry is stepping up efforts to address rising fertility problems among Malaysian couples by expanding affordable treatment options and widening public awareness programmes.
Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad said the National Population and Family Development Board (LPPKN) has long provided affordable subfertility treatment and continues to do so.
She said seven Men’s Wellness Clinics have also been set up to tackle male infertility, offering health screenings, treatment for sexual health issues, counselling and lifestyle support.
“LPPKN has introduced the Fertility Treatment Assistance and Infertility Advocacy Programme (BUAI), which provides free intrauterine insemination (IUI) procedures for 1,300 couples, along with outreach programmes expected to benefit 30,000 people.
“The ministry is also running nationwide advocacy activities, including next year’s World Population Day campaign, which focuses on helping young people plan their families in a supportive environment,” she said during the committee-stage debate on the ministry’s 2026 Budget in the Dewan Rakyat.
Noraini said a National Fertility Roadmap 2026–2030 is being drafted as a longer-term plan to address the country’s declining fertility rate.
“The roadmap will outline a comprehensive strategy to improve access to fertility treatment and family planning support, especially for young couples,” she said, adding that EPF contributors may withdraw from Account 2 for fertility treatment and claim tax relief of up to RM10,000.
Government officers, she said, can also claim related medical expenses.
