Biography
Radhika Tampi is a 6th year PhD candidate in the Health Policy PhD program at Harvard University, concentrating in Decision Sciences. Her work involves the use of simulation modelling to estimate the impact of of targeted interventions in reducing the burden of infectious diseases globally, with a specific focus on tuberculosis, HIV, and malaria. She graduated from The Ohio State University with a BS in Biomedical Science and received her MHS in Health Economics from the Department of International Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Key Impacts
Impacts of diagnostic sensitivity on mortality in paediatric TB
Enhancing pediatric TB diagnosis can substantially improve survival, particularly in high-risk groups such as infants and children with TB/HIV co-infection.
Source: Conference 2024
Impact of glycemic control on multidrug-resistant TB treatment outcomes
In this multi-country cohort, baseline uncontrolled diabetes was not associated with increased risk of death or treatment failure but was positively associated with LTFU. These findings suggest that a complex interaction of social, behavioral, and treatment factors - potentially contributing to both poor glycemic control and LTFU - may be the primary drivers of poorer MDR-TB outcomes, rather than purely underlying biological mechanisms.
Source: Conference 2024