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Progyny and Fertility Matters Canada Honour Canadian Fertility Awareness Week with a Call to Increase Access to Family Building Care
The organizations will be hosting an event to commemorate the CN Tower being lit green in support of the millions of people who need family building care NEW
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[{"type":"text","content":"The organizations will be hosting an event to commemorate the CN Tower being lit green in support of the millions of people who need family building care\nNEW YORK, April 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Progyny, Inc. (Nasdaq: PGNY), a leading benefits management company specializing in fertility and family building benefits solutions, and Fertility Matters Canada, a national fertility patient-focused organization, today announced both organizations will be co-hosting an event to garner support for increased access to family building care. The event will overlook the CN Tower, which will be lit green, Canada’s official colour to represent fertility awareness and support, on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in honour of Canadian Fertility Awareness Week 2023. Canadian Infertility Awareness Week was established 16 years ago to raise awareness around infertility and the millions of people impacted by the disease. This year, the event has been renamed to Canadian Fertility Awareness Week to open the conversations around fertility and reproductive health to include awareness for the number of Canadians who struggle with infertility and those who need access to family building care to achieve their dreams of parenthood. The private event will host leaders from both organizations, renowned fertility specialists, and key decision-makers from some of Canada’s leading employers who recognize the importance of fertility and family building benefits. “We are excited to expand our presence and awareness efforts in Canada to support the millions of people in this country who struggle to build their families,” said Pete Anevski, Progyny’s CEO. “By partnering with an organization that shares the same goal of increasing access to family building care, we hope the combined efforts this week will leave a lasting impact across the country.” Progyny launched in Canada in 2022, seeing a need for a managed family building benefit that provides patients with comprehensive care and dedicated support that allows anyone to realize their dream of parenthood, and helps employers recruit and retain top talent. Created with diversity, equity, and inclusion in mind, Progyny provides end-to-end reproductive health programs for the entire family building journey and serves large employers in the U.S. and Canada. Progyny and Fertility Matters Canada share a common goal of ...