Biography

Zuha Jabeen Shaikh, The Deputy National Coordinator of Nymat India, is a 23 year old final year medical student researching in DRTB since 2023. Her previous work on Kanamycin and Bedaquiline based regimens for DRTB treatment was presented in the Union World Conference on Lung Health 2024. She currently has studies on Salvage therapy and Bedaquiline regimens. She is the Founder and Chairperson of the Forenoon Rays Foundation, a youth driven non - profit organization of medical and engineering students, young researchers and clinicians working towards increased efforts at PPM, digitalization of healthcare, accessible healthcare for all, and resource mobilization.

Expertise

TB Diagnostics
Public Health

Key Impacts

SHIFTING paradigms in DR-TB management: Real-world outcomes of injectable Kanamycin vs. Bedaquiline all-oral regimens using Ni-Kshay surveillance data

Impact details available upon request.

Source: Conference 2024