TB Elimination: Innovations and Roadmap for India
Saturday, January 10, 2026 | 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Dr. Manoj Jain
Adjunct Faculty Rollins School of Public Health Emory University Former Consultant to WHO and World Bank.
Dr. Suvanand Sahu
Stop TB Partnership – Geneva
Dr. Vijay V. Yeldandi
Clinical Professor of Medicine and Surgery University of Illinois at Chicago
Dr. Digambar Behera
PGI Chandigarh
Salil Bhargava
MGM- Indore
Prof. (Mrs) Sindhu Nandini Tripathy
MD, FICOG. FIAO Emeritius Prof. OUHS, Dept of Obst/and Gynaecology., SCB Medical college Cuttack.
Dr. Sonali Kar
Professor and Head, Department of Community Medicine at Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIIT University), Bhubaneswar.
National Trainer for Effective Vaccine Management
Dr. Sunil D. Khaparde
MD, Ph.D., FIAP, FIPHAPublic Health Specialist, Epidemiologist and Community Health Expert Advisor CDC -SHARE India TB project Former Deputy Director General (Tuberculosis) MOHFW, Govt of India Former Member of STAG (Tuberculosis) WHO Geneva Former Deputy Director General (National AIDS Control organization)
Prof Dr Narayan Mishra
International Advisor to the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
Chief Consultant Pulmonologist- THE CHEST CLINIC, Berhampur
Former Prof & HOD Pulmonary Medicine, MKCG Medical College, Odisha
President Indian Chest Society 2011-12.
President National College of Chest Physicians(India)2015-16.
Past Governor Rotary International-RID-3262
| TB ELIMINATION: INNOVATIONS AND ROADMAP FOR INDIA | ||
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| Time | Session | Speakers |
| 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm | TB ELIMINATION: INNOVATIONS AND ROADMAP FOR INDIA | |
| 2:00 pm - 2:15 pm | Opening Remarks: The Case for TB Elimination | Dr. Amit Chakrabarty Dr. Manoranjan Pattnaik Dr. Manoj Jain (video message from CTD) |
| 2:15 pm - 2:35 pm | Innovations in TB Care | Dr. Suvanand Sahu Stop TB Partnership - Geneva |
| 2:35 pm - 2:48 pm | Innovations in high-risk communities. | Dr. Vijay Yeldandi Univ. Illinois, Chicago |
| 2:48 pm - 3:00 pm | Innovations for Last-Mile TB Elimination | Dr. Digambar Behera PGI Chandigarh |
| 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm | Innovations in AI and TB Elimination | Dr. Manoj Jain Emory, Atlanta |
| 3:15 pm - 3:40 pm | Panel 1 | Speakers + Salil Bhargava (MGM- Indore) |
| 3:40 pm - 3:52 pm | Innovation Talk | Prof. Sindhu Nandini Tripathy SCB, Cuttack |
| 3:53 pm - 4:05 pm | Tribal TB Project in Koraput | Sonali Kar KIMS |
| 4:06 pm - 4:18 pm | Innovations in Infection Prevention and MDR TB | Sunil Kharparde Former DDG TB |
| 4:18 pm - 4:30 pm | Healthcare Worker Safety and Training: Addressing the Frontline Challenges | Dr. Narayan Mishra (Odisha University) |
| 4:30 pm - 4:55 pm | Panel 2 | Speakers |
| 4:55 pm - 5:00 pm | Closing Q/A | All |