Biography

Anupama Srinivasan is Deputy Director of REACH, an India-based non-profit
organization dedicated to combating tuberculosis (TB). Since joining REACH in 2010,
she has co-led initiatives focused on empowering TB-affected communities, adopting
gender-responsive approaches, engaging with the media, and addressing often
overlooked issues such as TB-related disabilities.

Anupama holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism
from the Asian College of Journalism and a Master's in Development
Studies and International Relations from the University of East Anglia, Norwich.
Anupama was part of the WomenLift Health 2024 India Cohort Leadership Journey.

Expertise

TB Diagnostics
Public Health

Key Impacts

Empowering TB survivor-led networks in India to adopt CRGS approaches

While the TB Champion model is well entrenched in India, this intervention has established CRGS as a guiding principle for networks. In the long term, investment in building community-capacity on CRGS is essential to generate collective demand for more inclusive TB services.

Source: Conference 2024
Survivor-led peer networks driving adherence and strengthening treatment pathways for drug-resistant TB

Impact details available upon request.

Source: Conference 2024