Biography

Gopali has been actively involved in the Community Based Tuberculosis Control Program. Where his organization is being implemented with NTP, health volunteers, CBOs working other than TB and private pharmacies in major cities of Nepal. He also believes meaningful engagement of civil society, affected communities and TB survivors in the policy development process is crucial to bring tangible gaps and voices of the affected and infected people. He is very anxious to see the current situation of TB and its control in the developing world, in the hope of further improving the program focusing evidence-based practices.

Expertise

TB Diagnostics
Public Health

Key Impacts

A systematic TB screening to improve notification rates in vulnerable and high-risk populations in Kathmandu Urban, Nepal

Systematic TB screening with d-CXR in community and congregate settings is effective especially for asymptomatic TB patients, both bacteriologically (+) and bacteriologically (-) TB. In systematic TB screening, targeting the right population with the support of community volunteers is key to maintain high yield rates, however strengthening counseling sessions is equally important to improve treatment adherence among TB diagnosed cases in early stage.

Source: Conference 2024