Main takeaways:
“The number of people diagnosed with infertility in Kazakhstan has nearly tripled over the past five years, according to a recent study by Finprom.kz. - While the numbers are stark, experts say the increase reflects improved diagnostics and wider access to reproductive healthcare …”
- IFFS brought the More Joy campaign to the 17th International KARM Congress in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Nov 7-9, 2025
“The nuRising infertility has affected Kazakhstan, and the More Joy campaign is trying to help.
IFFS President Marcos Horton and Past Presidents Richard Kennedy and Edgar Mocanu were invited to talk about More Joy and the campaign’s goal to increase accessibility to fertility care at the annual meeting of the Kazakhstan Association of Reproductive Medicine (KARM).
Dr. Mocanu shared the latest about More Joy at KARM’s Congress opening ceremony, which was attended by representatives of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Health and Director of the National Academy of Sciences. The Congress was also attended by fertility specialists from a host of neighbouring countries as well as presidents of fertility societies from Armenia, Russia, and Uzbekistan.
Kazakhstan has made great strides in support of assisted reproduction services under the leadership of KARM President Vyacheslav Lokshin, who facilitated a meeting between IFFS leadership and the president of the Tajikistan Society.
As a follow up, IFFS will invite Dr. Lokshin to chair a Zoom meeting with all Central Asia countries with infertility organizations and encourage them to join the More Joy campaign and sign the IFFS 2025 Tokyo Declaration, which is endorsed by 39 Societies advocating for reproductive rights and access to fertility care.