RAKESH PS

Employment

• International Union against TB and Lung Diseases Global Development & Grants Specialist
  2021 - Present
• World Health Organisation Medical Consultant
  2018 - 2021
• Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre Faculty-In-Charge
  2016 - 2018
• Indian Medical Association- Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Technical Consultant- Kerala
  2014 - 2015
• National Health Mission District Epidemiologist
  2012 - 2013

Education

• Amity University Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  2022 - 2025
• Christian Medical College, Vellore MD Community Medicine
  2009 - 2012

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (123)

• Evaluating community-wide AI-assisted systematic tuberculosis screening in urban slums of Delhi: Evidence from a large-scale implementation initiative
  Indian Journal of Tuberculosis 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijtb.2026.08.015
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• Palliative care in tuberculosis: Need, challenges and future directions for India
  Indian Journal of Tuberculosis 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijtb.2026.08.006
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• Protocol- Comprehensive Care Package to reduce deaths among adult persons diagnosed with Tuberculosis in Kerala, India (CCp-K)-An implementation project
  MethodsX 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2025.103572
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• Impact of Implementing a Novel Anti-Tuberculosis Treatment Stewardship Program from a Tertiary Care Center in Kerala, India
  Journal of Advanced Lung Health 2025 DOI: 10.4103/jalh.jalh_15_24
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• Adverse drug reactions in persons initiated on treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis in Kerala, India: A non-concurrent cohort study
  IJID Regions 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijregi.2025.100615
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• Nutritional Status of Under-5 Children in Migrant Laborer Settlements of Ernakulam District, Kerala, Southern India - A Mixed Method Study.
  Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine 2025 DOI: 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_750_23
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• Adopting a model of antimicrobial stewardship program to anti-tubercular treatment stewardship: A single-centre experience from a private tertiary care hospital in South India.
  PloS one 2024 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0310493
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• Editorial: A gendered approach for accelerating prevention and control of NCDs.
  Frontiers in public health 2024 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1484592
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• Facilitators and Barriers for Private Health Sector Engagement for TB Care in India: A Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Research
  Global Health: Science and Practice 2024 DOI: 10.9745/ghsp-d-24-00034
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• Estimation of State and district-specific disability adjusted life years (DALYs) due to tuberculosis for Kerala, India, 2017-2020.
  The Indian journal of medical research 2024 DOI: 10.25259/ijmr_368_23
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