Prime Minister Robert Abela, joined by Deputy PM and Health Minister Ian Borg and Equality Minister Rosianne Cutajar, visited the ART Clinic and IVF Laboratory at Mater Dei Hospital, meeting with doctors, nurses, midwives and embryologists. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lovin Malta (@lovinmalta)The visit marks another manifesto pledge in motion: the list of genetic conditions eligible for PGT-M testing is being expanded to 17 conditions, letting more prospective parents avoid passing on hereditary illnesses to their children.Abela said the move builds on IVF law amendments introduced in the first hundred days of the previous legislature and will cut bureaucracy while giving parents more peace of mind over their children’s health.He also pointed to recently announced results showing Malta’s IVF success rates, including donor sperm and oocyte treatments, beating the European average.Last year alone, a record 254 babies were born in Malta through IVF. Over 1,000 babies have been born through the service since it began.Abela said the government will keep investing in reproductive medicine to give more families the support and opportunity to become parents, thanking healthcare staff for their work.Health Minister Ian Borg also marked the milestone on social media, calling it “an important milestone, but not the finish line” and saying he wants Malta “to be even more ambitious in helping people build the family they dream of.”What do you make of Malta’s expanding IVF and genetic testing services?Video: borg_Ian•