Vijayashree Yellappa
Biographic Data
| ID | 7785852 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vijayashree Yellappa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vijayashree |
| FAMILY NAME | Yellappa |
| SIGNATURE | YELLAPPA V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Public Health Bengaluru |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0390-7874 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Health and tuberculosis systems resilience, the role of the private sector and pandemic preparedness
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic was an unprecedented challenge to health systems worldwide and had a severe impact on tuberculosis (TB) case notifications and service delivery. India, Indonesia and Nigeria are high TB-burden countries where the majority of initial care-seeking happens in the private health sector. The objectives of this study were to (1) explore policy-makers’ perspectives on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on private sect…
Unlocking the potential of informal healthcare providers in tuberculosis care
In 2022, tuberculosis (TB) remained a major global health concern, second only to COVID-19 in mortality from a single infectious agent
The inclusion of diagnostics in national health insurance schemes in Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines and Viet Nam
The Lancet Commission on Diagnostics highlighted a huge gap in access to diagnostic testing even for basic tests, particularly at the primary care level, and emphasised the need for countries to include diagnostics as part of their universal health coverage benefits packages. Despite the poor state of diagnostic-related services in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), little is known about the extent to which diagnostics are included i…
Diagnosing at Point of Care in South India
Point-of-care testing promises to cut diagnostic and treatment delays by ensuring patients receive a management decision based on a diagnostic test within one encounter with a provider. Adding to STS work on diagnostics and the sociology of diagnosis, this paper examines the work involved in enacting point-of-care testing, how technology features and the embedded assumptions regarding patients. Using focus group discussions with providers and pat…
Patients pathways to tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment in a fragmented health system
India aims to achieve universal health care for TB. Our study findings help RNTCP to develop initiatives to promote early detection of TB, by involving PPs and private chemists and establish effective referral systems from private sectors to RNTCP
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Diagnosing at Point of Care in South India
Point-of-care testing promises to cut diagnostic and treatment delays by ensuring patients receive a management decision based on a diagnostic test within one encounter with a provider. Adding to STS work on diagnostics and the sociology of diagnosis, this paper examines the work involved in enacting point-of-care testing, how technology features and the embedded assumptions regarding patients. Using focus group discussions with providers and pat…
Patients pathways to tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment in a fragmented health system
India aims to achieve universal health care for TB. Our study findings help RNTCP to develop initiatives to promote early detection of TB, by involving PPs and private chemists and establish effective referral systems from private sectors to RNTCP
The inclusion of diagnostics in national health insurance schemes in Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines and Viet Nam
The Lancet Commission on Diagnostics highlighted a huge gap in access to diagnostic testing even for basic tests, particularly at the primary care level, and emphasised the need for countries to include diagnostics as part of their universal health coverage benefits packages. Despite the poor state of diagnostic-related services in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), little is known about the extent to which diagnostics are included i…
Unlocking the potential of informal healthcare providers in tuberculosis care
In 2022, tuberculosis (TB) remained a major global health concern, second only to COVID-19 in mortality from a single infectious agent
Health and tuberculosis systems resilience, the role of the private sector and pandemic preparedness
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic was an unprecedented challenge to health systems worldwide and had a severe impact on tuberculosis (TB) case notifications and service delivery. India, Indonesia and Nigeria are high TB-burden countries where the majority of initial care-seeking happens in the private health sector. The objectives of this study were to (1) explore policy-makers’ perspectives on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on private sect…
Health care (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (3 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (2 works) · Healthcare Systems and Reforms (2 works)