Biography

Dr. Ramya Ananthakrishnan is the Director of a non-profit Organization REACH. She is a medical doctor with a postgraduate Master’s degree in Community Medicine. She has been working for the last 22 years in the field of tuberculosis. She currently heads several initiatives across the country. including public private partnerships models, community systems strengthening initiatives, case finding initiatives, empowerment of TB survivors and their engagement in improving quality of TB care and quality of TB services, use of innovative approaches in TB program etc. She is the Member of India's National Technical working group on partnerships, WHO's PPM subgroup and Chairperson of India's TBPPM Learning network. She has several scientific publications to her credit and has represented REACH in several international and national expert forums. 

Expertise

TB Diagnostics
Public Health

Key Impacts

Challenges of caregivers of people with TB and diabetes (PwTB-DM) seeking care from the private sector in Chennai - A cross-sectional descriptive study

This study is one of its first kind to study the challenges of caregivers of PwTB-DM. It highlights the challenges and burden of caregivers for PwTB-DM, emphasizing their vital role in care. It calls for measures to reduce caregiver burden by family-centric counselling and support.

Source: Conference 2024
Trust, tools and TB: Community-led solutions for local challenges

Impact details available upon request.

Source: Conference 2024
Mobilizing Communities for Future TB Vaccine Access and Uptake

Impact details available upon request.

Source: Conference 2024