00:00One in six people in TNT are dealing with infertility. It's a huge problem.
00:04The startling statistic revealed by Trinidad and Tobago IVF and Fertility Center Medical Director,
00:11Dr. Catherine Mento-Bain, as she spoke with the media after the official launch of the facility's new home at
00:17the Icon Plaza in Aranguas.
00:20Aranguas is the perfect location for us and we're here for the TNT population providing this state-of-the-art
00:26treatment that they need.
00:27But infertility is common. People are not alone.
00:30And so we do a lot of other things as well, fertility preservation for cancer patients, fertility checking, social egg
00:37freezing.
00:38There's a huge amount that TNT needs and we're proud. We're very proud to have Aranguas now as our family
00:43home.
00:44The MP for the area, Justice Minister Davish Maraj, cut the ribbon to officially open the new IVF and Fertility
00:50Center.
00:51The potential, rather, for medical tourism, in other words, persons coming from outside of Trinidad and Tobago to benefit from
00:59the services of this facility.
01:01Of course, of course, Joel. I mean, if this is the most modern facility in the Caribbean and this is
01:05a service that is so much in demand,
01:08one can just imagine what is going to happen.
01:10A lot of people will be flocking from other countries to the Caribbean to here, to the country.
01:15And, of course, to Aranguas and Joseph. It's a potential source of foreign exchange, local and foreign exchange.
01:23So it's a really great investment. And we thank the doctor for choosing Aranguas.
01:28The center's medical director confirmed that the facility does not only have local patients.
01:33She also said the facility's work is about the future.
01:38Absolutely. With the future population of Trinidad and Tobago, the needs of our population here,
01:43we're already getting people from abroad of our positive pregnancy test this week.
01:47Two were actually, one in Guyana, one in the USA.
01:49So we are getting people from abroad coming here because of what we offer.
01:52Not just the state-of-the-art facility, but amazing TNT compassion and care as well in the staff right
01:57here.
01:57In a statement, the TNT, IVF, and Fertility Center said the new facility in Aranguas represents a U.S. $4
02:05million investment.
02:07Jewel Brown, TV6 News.
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