Biography

Dr. Shikha Gupta, MBBS, MD in Preventive and Social Medicine, is a Medical Consultant at GoI-WHO-NTEP-TSN in Jaipur, India, since September 2022. With three years of experience as a resident doctor in Community Medicine, she provides technical support for TB surveillance, elimination planning, and operational research at the district and state levels. She holds certifications in the WHO-Union program monitoring, AI readiness, and operational research. Awarded third prize for a poster at IAPSMCON 2021, she is proficient in English and passionate about public health.

Expertise

TB Diagnostics
Public Health

Key Impacts

TB-Free Desert Initiative in Rajasthan: A multi-sectoral and diagnostic network optimisation approach in the Thar region

The TB-Free Desert Initiative demonstrates that governance-led, context-specific strategies can improve TB detection and reduce mortality in hard-to-reach desert regions. With proven diagnostic efficiency and community-driven action, the model offers a scalable path toward TB elimination in India’s most challenging geographies.

Source: Conference 2024