Raghuram Rao
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 7748510 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Raghuram Rao |
| NOMBRES | Raghuram |
| APELLIDO | Rao |
| FIRMA | RAO R |
| AFILIACIONES | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 12 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 12 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2017 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
Cost-effectiveness of in-kind nutritional support for impoverished persons with tuberculosis to reduce mortality and disengagement from care in India
BACKGROUND: Undernutrition is a leading risk factor for tuberculosis (TB) mortality and poor treatment outcomes. We evaluated the cost-effectiveness of providing in-kind nutritional support to impoverished persons with TB (PWTB) in India. METHODS: We developed a Markov model comparing standard care with a household-level nutritional food-basket intervention. Model parameters were informed from systematic reviews and a recent cluster-randomised st…
Enhancing tuberculosis care in the private sector
India’s private sector plays a crucial role in the country’s tuberculosis (TB) healthcare landscape, with >50% of patients seeking initial care from private providers. Recognizing this critical role, the National Tuberculosis Elimination Program implemented and scaled up an innovative private sector engagement model, Patient Provider Support Agency (PPSA), in over 200 districts of the country in 2023 to improve TB care in the private sector. A cr…
Active case-finding for TB in India
Since 2017, tuberculosis active case-finding (TB ACF) has been implemented within the routine framework of India’s national TB elimination program. Symptom screen of high-risk population followed by confirmation of TB among symptom-screen positive is the algorithm. ACF scale and quality assessments hitherto were predominantly local or based on aggregate program data with limited details on all the scale and quality indicators, the time taken and …
The potential of community-based radiographic screening to end TB in India
Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana
BACKGROUND: (NPY), a direct benefit transfer scheme under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Program (NTEP) in India, provides a monthly benefit of INR500 for nutritional support of persons with TB (PwTB). OBJECTIVES: To determine the proportion of PwTB receiving atleast one NPY instalment and pattern of utilisation; to ascertain factors associated with NPY non-receipt and association of NPY receipt with TB treatment outcome. METHODS: In our c…
Direct benefit transfer for nutritional support of patients with TB in India—analysis of national TB program data of 3.7 million patients, 2018–2022
The coverage of NPY among patients with TB had increased and the time to receipt of benefit had halved in the past five years. Three-fourths of the patients received at least one NPY instalment, more than half of whom had waited over three months to receive the first instalment. NTEP has to focus on timely transfer of benefits to enable patients to meet their additional nutritional demands, experience treatment success and avoid catastrophic expe…
Quality of active case-finding for tuberculosis in India
BACKGROUND: India has been implementing active case-finding (ACF) for TB among marginalised and vulnerable (high-risk) populations since 2017. The effectiveness of ACF cycle(s) is dependent on the use of appropriate screening and diagnostic tools and meeting quality indicators. OBJECTIVES: = 768) level and quality indicators for the first ACF cycle. METHODS: In this descriptive study, aggregate TB program data for each ACF activity that was extra…
Engaging with the private healthcare sector for the control of tuberculosis in India
BACKGROUND: The control of tuberculosis (TB) in India is complicated by the presence of a large, disorganised private sector where most patients first seek care. Following pilots in Mumbai and Patna (two major cities in India), an initiative known as the 'Public-Private Interface Agency' (PPIA) is now being expanded across the country. We aimed to estimate the cost-effectiveness of scaling up PPIA operations, in line with India's National Strateg…
Active versus passive case finding for tuberculosis in marginalised and vulnerable populations in India
We did not find significant differences in the treatment outcomes. Due to the wide CIs, studies with larger sample sizes are urgently required. Studies are required to understand how to translate the benefits of ACF to improved treatment outcomes
Active case finding among marginalised and vulnerable populations reduces catastrophic costs due to tuberculosis diagnosis
BACKGROUND: There is limited evidence on whether active case finding (ACF) among marginalised and vulnerable populations mitigates the financial burden during tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis. OBJECTIVES: To determine the effect of ACF among marginalised and vulnerable populations on prevalence and inequity of catastrophic costs due to TB diagnosis among TB-affected households when compared with passive case finding (PCF). METHODS: In 18 randomly samp…
Operational research within a Global Fund supported tuberculosis project in India
BACKGROUND: The Global Fund encourages operational research (OR) in all its grants; however very few reports describe this aspect. In India, Project Axshya was supported by a Global Fund grant to improve the reach and visibility of the government Tuberculosis (TB) services among marginalised and vulnerable communities. OR was incorporated to build research capacity of professionals working with the national TB programme and to generate evidence t…
Nations within a nation
BACKGROUND: 18% of the world's population lives in India, and many states of India have populations similar to those of large countries. Action to effectively improve population health in India requires availability of reliable and comprehensive state-level estimates of disease burden and risk factors over time. Such comprehensive estimates have not been available so far for all major diseases and risk factors. Thus, we aimed to estimate the dise…
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Nations within a nation
BACKGROUND: 18% of the world's population lives in India, and many states of India have populations similar to those of large countries. Action to effectively improve population health in India requires availability of reliable and comprehensive state-level estimates of disease burden and risk factors over time. Such comprehensive estimates have not been available so far for all major diseases and risk factors. Thus, we aimed to estimate the dise…
Active case finding among marginalised and vulnerable populations reduces catastrophic costs due to tuberculosis diagnosis
BACKGROUND: There is limited evidence on whether active case finding (ACF) among marginalised and vulnerable populations mitigates the financial burden during tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis. OBJECTIVES: To determine the effect of ACF among marginalised and vulnerable populations on prevalence and inequity of catastrophic costs due to TB diagnosis among TB-affected households when compared with passive case finding (PCF). METHODS: In 18 randomly samp…
Operational research within a Global Fund supported tuberculosis project in India
BACKGROUND: The Global Fund encourages operational research (OR) in all its grants; however very few reports describe this aspect. In India, Project Axshya was supported by a Global Fund grant to improve the reach and visibility of the government Tuberculosis (TB) services among marginalised and vulnerable communities. OR was incorporated to build research capacity of professionals working with the national TB programme and to generate evidence t…
Active versus passive case finding for tuberculosis in marginalised and vulnerable populations in India
We did not find significant differences in the treatment outcomes. Due to the wide CIs, studies with larger sample sizes are urgently required. Studies are required to understand how to translate the benefits of ACF to improved treatment outcomes
Engaging with the private healthcare sector for the control of tuberculosis in India
BACKGROUND: The control of tuberculosis (TB) in India is complicated by the presence of a large, disorganised private sector where most patients first seek care. Following pilots in Mumbai and Patna (two major cities in India), an initiative known as the 'Public-Private Interface Agency' (PPIA) is now being expanded across the country. We aimed to estimate the cost-effectiveness of scaling up PPIA operations, in line with India's National Strateg…
Quality of active case-finding for tuberculosis in India
BACKGROUND: India has been implementing active case-finding (ACF) for TB among marginalised and vulnerable (high-risk) populations since 2017. The effectiveness of ACF cycle(s) is dependent on the use of appropriate screening and diagnostic tools and meeting quality indicators. OBJECTIVES: = 768) level and quality indicators for the first ACF cycle. METHODS: In this descriptive study, aggregate TB program data for each ACF activity that was extra…
Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana
BACKGROUND: (NPY), a direct benefit transfer scheme under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Program (NTEP) in India, provides a monthly benefit of INR500 for nutritional support of persons with TB (PwTB). OBJECTIVES: To determine the proportion of PwTB receiving atleast one NPY instalment and pattern of utilisation; to ascertain factors associated with NPY non-receipt and association of NPY receipt with TB treatment outcome. METHODS: In our c…
Direct benefit transfer for nutritional support of patients with TB in India—analysis of national TB program data of 3.7 million patients, 2018–2022
The coverage of NPY among patients with TB had increased and the time to receipt of benefit had halved in the past five years. Three-fourths of the patients received at least one NPY instalment, more than half of whom had waited over three months to receive the first instalment. NTEP has to focus on timely transfer of benefits to enable patients to meet their additional nutritional demands, experience treatment success and avoid catastrophic expe…
Active case-finding for TB in India
Since 2017, tuberculosis active case-finding (TB ACF) has been implemented within the routine framework of India’s national TB elimination program. Symptom screen of high-risk population followed by confirmation of TB among symptom-screen positive is the algorithm. ACF scale and quality assessments hitherto were predominantly local or based on aggregate program data with limited details on all the scale and quality indicators, the time taken and …
The potential of community-based radiographic screening to end TB in India
Cost-effectiveness of in-kind nutritional support for impoverished persons with tuberculosis to reduce mortality and disengagement from care in India
BACKGROUND: Undernutrition is a leading risk factor for tuberculosis (TB) mortality and poor treatment outcomes. We evaluated the cost-effectiveness of providing in-kind nutritional support to impoverished persons with TB (PWTB) in India. METHODS: We developed a Markov model comparing standard care with a household-level nutritional food-basket intervention. Model parameters were informed from systematic reviews and a recent cluster-randomised st…
Enhancing tuberculosis care in the private sector
India’s private sector plays a crucial role in the country’s tuberculosis (TB) healthcare landscape, with >50% of patients seeking initial care from private providers. Recognizing this critical role, the National Tuberculosis Elimination Program implemented and scaled up an innovative private sector engagement model, Patient Provider Support Agency (PPSA), in over 200 districts of the country in 2023 to improve TB care in the private sector. A cr…
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