Infertility as Public Health: What the WHO’s New Global Guidelines Mean for Care Worldwide with KevinMD (Episode 87)

About this episode

Dr. Yemi Famuyiwa discusses the WHO's new guidelines on infertility as a public health issue.

In this global-focused episode of Fertile Talks, Dr. Yemi Famuyiwa discusses her recent KevinMD feature on the World Health Organization’s first-ever comprehensive guidelines recognizing infertility as a public health issue. With infertility now affecting an estimated 1 in 6 people worldwide, the WHO introduces a structured, evidence-based framework designed to make fertility care more accessible—especially in low-resource settings. Dr. Famuyiwa breaks down how these guidelines create practic...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Yemi Famuyiwa

Guest: KevinMD

Topics covered

• infertility
• public health
• WHO guidelines
• fertility care
• global health
• low-resource settings

Keywords

• infertility
• public health
• WHO
• fertility care
• global guidelines
• healthcare access

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Health Organization

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