Optimising the involvement of private practitioners in TB care: An implementation research

As part of Dr. Vijayashree Yellappa PhD, I designed a health system-oriented intervention model to improve the collaboration of private practitioners with National TB programme in a south Indian district. Dr. Yellappa demonstrated the effectiveness of the model by building capacity of the TB programme staff to collaborate with private health sector. The study site was selected by Asian Development Bank to showcase successful PPP model in disease control programme to African delegates. (https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/Foreign-delegates-visit-Tumakuru-TB-centre/article16082349.ece). The project was selected as top 30 Social innovations in the Global South.