Biography
Dr. Deepak Balasubramanian is a Public Health professional with 11 years’ experience working with the Ministry of Health & family welfare, World Health Organization and various organizations. He has supported the TB programme to formulate policies at the National level on TB Technical & operational guidelines, Pediatric TB, TB comorbidities, TB Prevention. In addition, he extended technical assistance to implement novel interventions at the State level and subsequently supported scaling up successful innovations, for optimal quality of care in India. He presently oversees the TB projects in PATH for the South Asia region.
Key Impacts
Digitally-enabled youth engagement model to support HCWs to improve TB presentation to care in underserved urban slums of India: The Take Charge Against TB program
Findings indicate significant KAP gaps about TB among urban poor youth and provide proof points for targeted health promotion interventions with actionable calls to action that improve proactive presentation to care.
Source: Conference 2024
Results from "Empowering frontline healthcare workers through holistic upskilling intervention on 3C’s for underserved urban poor communities of India": The Take Charge against TB programme
Structured FLHCW upskilling improves TB KAP, even from relatively high baselines, leading to increased TB referrals and follow-on notifications. Integrating such interventions into national TB programs can further accelerate early diagnosis.
Source: Conference 2024
Enhancing TB prevention and care in Maharashtra: Insights from Expand ELEVATE project through automated data analysis
The TBMP initiative, supported by the E2 project, demonstrated the effectiveness of data automation and capacity-building in improving TB data management using data at a local level result in making real gains in ending TB on the ground. By emphasizing timely data for decision-making and empowering local staff with smart data tools, the project further strengthened TB elimination efforts.
Source: Conference 2024