title: Infertility: planning a prototype action plan in the existing health care system.
abstract: Infertility is considered as a social stigma in our country and has been incorporated in reproductive and child health programme. Research areas emphasised are (a) A database; (b) Management in primary, secondary and tertiary levels of health care services; (c) Training of doctors and health care workers; (d) Costing. Infertility is to be priortised as an important public health problem as it affects human being's mental, social, physical and reproductive health.
authors.affiliation: Division of Reproductive Health & Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi.
authors.forename: Neeru
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011050:Policy Making; D016730:Program Development