Biography

Dr. Archana Beri is a clinical microbiologist with specialized training in infectious diseases, molecular diagnostics, virology, clinical pathology, and laboratory quality systems. She brings over 20 years of experience in public health, with expertise in laboratory system strengthening, diagnostic network optimization, and clinical research. Her work focuses on improving access to quality diagnostic services, including laboratory quality, biosafety, and lab-based surveillance. At FIND, she works as a Principal Scientist and serves as the Global Lead for Diagnostic Network Optimization, supporting projects globally, with a focus on countries in Asia including India, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Laos, Mongolia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.

Expertise

TB Diagnostics
Public Health

Key Impacts

Early lessons of - TB diagnostic network optimisation- to accelerate TB diagnosis in India

The TB DNO initiative shows promising insights for improving the TB diagnostic landscape of the country. Scaling up similar geospatial initiatives will help the country in meeting the END TB targets.

Source: Conference 2024