Suseendar Shanmugasundaram
Biographic Data
| ID | 9000806 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Suseendar Shanmugasundaram |
| GIVEN NAMES | Suseendar |
| FAMILY NAME | Shanmugasundaram |
| SIGNATURE | SHANMUGASUNDARAM S |
| AFFILIATIONS | All India Institute of Medical Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6903-2030 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
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…
Sustained reduction in program-reported TB death rate in six districts following Tamil Nadu Kasanoi Erappila Thittam in southern India
(TN-KET) is India's first statewide and state-specific differentiated TB care initiative to reduce TB deaths. Under TN-KET, starting April 2022, adults with TB were triaged for severe illness at diagnosis, and those with very severe undernutrition or respiratory insufficiency or poor performance status (anyone) were prioritized for comprehensive clinical assessment and inpatient care. Following TN-KET, we report sustained TB death rate reduction …
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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…
Sustained reduction in program-reported TB death rate in six districts following Tamil Nadu Kasanoi Erappila Thittam in southern India
(TN-KET) is India's first statewide and state-specific differentiated TB care initiative to reduce TB deaths. Under TN-KET, starting April 2022, adults with TB were triaged for severe illness at diagnosis, and those with very severe undernutrition or respiratory insufficiency or poor performance status (anyone) were prioritized for comprehensive clinical assessment and inpatient care. Following TN-KET, we report sustained TB death rate reduction …
Healthcare Facilities Design and Sustainability (2 works) · Tuberculosis (2 works) · Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (2 works) · Agency (philosophy) (1 work) · Cause of death (1 work) · Cohort (1 work) · Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (1 work) · Health care (1 work) · Healthcare Systems and Reforms (1 work) · Malnutrition (1 work)