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Infar
organises WIM conference
EPP
News Bureau - Mumbai
The
pharmaceutical firm Infar India Limited, parent company Organon
NV, Netherlands, recently organised the inaugural World Infertility
Month (WIM) conference. The conference was inaugurated by Dr Surya
Kanta Mishra, the Minister of Health and Family Welfare-Panchayats
and Rural Development, Govt of West Bengal which is being celebrated
by over 30 countries worldwide during this month.
The
theme for the inaugural WIM this year is ‘‘A Million Babies:
Time to Break the Silence.’’
On
this occasion the company released a free patient guidebook titled
‘Your Guide to Understanding Infertility Management’.
Besides English the company is planning to publish the guide in
eight other Indian languages viz; Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu,
Kanada, Malayalam, Marathi and Gujarati soon.
According
to Paul Rohof, managing director, Infar (I) Ltd; ‘‘Such
a focused campaign was especially needed as around a million IVF
babies have been born since the birth of the world’s first
test tube baby.’’
Speaking
on the occasion Jagdish Singh, marketing controller, Infar stated,
‘‘It has been our corporate objective to change women’s
lives for the better with the help of innovative healthcare products
developed. WIM is a step further in this direction.’’
According
to a release during WIM, Organon also sponsored an awareness survey
on fertility issues in the US conducted by The American Infertility
Association. The results of the survey have further established
the need for an annual awareness exercise like WIM, added the release.
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