Sanjeev is an expert in infectious diseases including global health security and tuberculosis (TB) with more than 20 years of experience. As the India team lead for USAID’s Infectious Disease Detection and Surveillance (IDDS) project, Sanjeev works to strengthen diagnostic networks and health systems, support antimicrobial resistance containment, and bolster TB control efforts in India. His work includes strategic leadership and technical support for TB and global health security programs focused on developing strategic policy documents, introducing the latest World Health Organization (谁)-recommended molecular diagnostics, strengthening strategic TB laboratory institutions, and implementing scalable health interventions. Sanjeev is also focused on developing innovative and strategic approaches to demonstrate public-private partnership, optimizing the functionality of existing diagnostic networks, and accelerating equitable access to, 扩大的, and adoption of innovative and market-based, 高影响力的健康解决方案.
Previously, Sanjeev was a senior diagnostics advisor for IDDS. 在那之前, he engaged in a managerial and advisory capacity with India’s national programs such as the National TB Elimination Program, 国家艾滋病防治规划, and Integrated Disease Surveillance Program, as well as with non-governmental organizations, namely FIND and the INCLEN Trust International. He has experience managing public health projects funded by multilateral donors, 比如美国国际开发署, 全球基金, 世界银行, 谁, 和你.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Sanjeev is a medical microbiologist by training with a doctorate degree from Maulana Azad Medical College, 德里大学. He holds certifications in International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 15189:2012 standards as an internal auditor, 全球健康诊断, 抗菌素耐药性. He is fluent in Hindi and English and has working proficiency in Spanish.
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Ph.D., Medical Microbiology, Maulana Azad Medical College, 德里大学
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M.Sc., Biotechnology, Indian Institute of 技术 (IIT), Roorkee
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M.Sc., Microbiology, National Institute of Medical Science, Jaipur
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M.B.A., Hospital Administration, Mahatma Gandhi University, Meghalaya
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Certificate, Global Health Diagnostics, McGill University
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Certificate, Antimicrobial Resistance, McGill University
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Certificate, Internal Auditor and Quality Management System, ISO 15189:2012
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Rapid detection of extensively drug-resistant (XDR-TB) strains from multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) cases isolated from smear-negative pulmonary samples in an intermediate reference laboratory in India, 印度肺结核杂志, 2016
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Baseline resistance to ofloxacin and kanamycin among multi-drug resistant strains of M. tuberculosis isolated at an intermediate reference laboratory in Delhi, Indian Journal of Applied 研究, 2016