Biography
Dr Sanjay K Mattoo, MD, DTCD, is Joint Commissioner and Addl. Deputy Director General, at the Central TB Division, in the National TB Elimination Program of India. He has 29 years’ experience as a senior Public Health Professional, TB program manager, nodal officer for PPM, management of drug-susceptible and drug-resistant TB, pediatric TB, extra-pulmonary TB, digital AI solutions, TB & co-morbidities, Clinical Research/Public Health Research/ Operation Research under the TB Program, gender responsive approach, and supply chain management. He also worked in Emergency Medicine for 10 years, and on International Health Regulation for 6 years.
Key Impacts
Accelerated BPaLM scale-up in high burden multi-drug-resistant/rifampicin-resistant TB setting: A mixed methods study on health-system strengthening through capacity building in India
This nationwide initiative, featuring direct interaction with guideline developers and fostering multidisciplinary collaboration across laboratory, supply chain, and public-private sectors, effectively drove BPaLM implementation in India, highlighting the critical role of targeted training and expert engagement in rapid DR-TB scale-up.
Source: Conference 2024
Translating evidence into policy: A mixed-methods approach to guideline development for differentiated TB care in India
The Differentiated TB Care guidelines mark a strategic, evidence-informed shift in TB management in India. By integrating clinical, social, and system-level interventions into NTEP, this scalable, equity-driven model enhances responsiveness, reduces mortality, and offers a replicable blueprint for other high-burden settings worldwide.
Source: Conference 2024
Community-led innovative tools and technologies in TB programmes
Impact details available upon request.
Source: Conference 2024