Scientist Profile. Dr. M Muniyandi

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1 Scientist Profile Name Dr. M Muniyandi Designation Scientist C Date of Birth Date of Joining Date of joining present post Discipline Health Economics Address (off.) including Contact Number Department of Socio Behavioural Research National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis Mayor Sathyamoorhty Road Chetput, Chennai address mmuniyandi@yahoo.com Educational Qualifications (begin with descending order ) DEGREE INSTITUTION AND LOCATION YEAR FIELD OF STUDY B.A. (Economics) Vivekananda College, Tiruvedakam, Madurai 1992 Economics M.A. (Economics) Madurai, Madurai 1994 Economics M.Phil. (Economics) Madurai, Madurai 1995 Economics PGD Marketing & Sales Management Management Studies Promotion Institute, Delhi 1996 Marketing & Sales Management Master of Population Studies (MPS) International Institue for Population Sciences, Mumbai 1997 Population Studies Ph.D. (Health Economics) International Institue for Population Sciences, Mumbai 2005 Health Economics Research Experience: 19 Years Designation From Institute Name Sr. Tech. Assistant June 1997 TB Research Centre (ICMR), Chennai Research Associate March 1998 M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai Research Assistant February 1999 National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (ICMR), Chennai Technical Officer April 2012 National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (ICMR), Chennai Scientist B May 2012 National Institute for Research in Tribal Health (ICMR), Jabalpur Scientist B April 2015 National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (ICMR), Chennai Scientist C September 2015 National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (ICMR), Chennai Membership/Fellowship of Professional Societies/Associations: Life member in Indian Economic Association (IEA) Life member in Health Economics and Policy Association (IHEPA) Life member in Health Economics Association of India (HEAI) Life member in Indian Society for Medical Statistics (ISMS) Life member in Indian Association of Social Science and Health (IASSH) Member in International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (IUATLD) 1. Workshops/Conferences/Symposiums Health Economics studies under the Model DOTS Project. Research Dissemination Workshop on Operational Research findings from the Model DOTS project ( ) Jointly organised by WHO, USAID in National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, ICMR, Chennai during 2-3 September Risk factors and social determinants of TB. Workshop on Tuberculosis: Tribal Perspective Jointly organised by International Union Against TB and Lung Diseases, Central TB Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, Indian Council of Medical Research in Regional Medical Research Centre for Tribals, ICMR, Jabalpur during June Addressing tuberculosis control in the context of promoting economic growth. Third Conference on Health for all to universal health coverage: Journey so far and challenges ahead organised by Indian Health Economics and Policy Association in Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune during 6-7 January Economic benefits of DOTS strategy to patients with tuberculosis after five years of implementation of RNTCP. Second National conference on health system organised by Health Economics Association of India and SRM University, Chennai during May Status of Madhya Pradesh s Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme. National Seminar on Population, Health and Environment organised by International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai and Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal during March 2013 in Bhopal.

2 Economics of tuberculosis Control. International seminar on Health Economics, perspectives, awareness and challenges at PG Department of Economics and Research Centre, Pope s College, Sawyerpuram 7-8 th February 2013 in Thoothukudi, Tamilnadu. Health Economics: Status, Perspectives and Challenges in India. International seminar on Health Economics, perspectives, awareness and challenges at PG Department of Economics and Research Centre, Pope s College, Sawyerpuram 7-8 th February 2013 in Thoothukudi, Tamilnadu. Empowerment of tribal women for health development: An Indian perspective. 9 th conference of Indian Association for Social Sciences and Health on Health, Gender and inclusive development at centre for Development studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, th November 2011 in Mumbai. Impact of Chikungunya virus infection on health related quality of life (HRQoL) assessed with the SF-36: A case control study from south India. 29 th Annual conference of Indian Society for Medical Statistics organised by National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, 3-5 th November 2011 in Chennai. Role of computers in Research. Invited speaker for the Science writing workshop for Ph.D Scholars, conducted by the research department of Saveetha University, Poonamallee, Chennai, during 6-7 December Linkage between tuberculosis and alcoholism. Invited speaker for the Second International Conference on Alcohol and HIV: Insights from Interventions organized by The International Center for Research on Women, Institute for Community Research, Public Health Foundation of India and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism during September 28 30, 2010, New Delhi. Social determinants of tuberculosis-experiences from Tuberculosis Research Centre, Chennai, India. Invited for the National Conference on Demographic convergence, demographic dividend, population ageing and implications for health & socio-economic transformations: Special focus on South Indian States organized by International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, during March 2010 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Social consequences of tuberculosis: Review of Tuberculosis Research Centre studies. Invited speaker for the Golden Jubilee National Seminar on Human Rights and Social Policy in India organised by Udaipur School of Social Work, Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth, Udaipur during February Ensuring equity and access for new TB diagnostics. Invited speaker for the 40 th Union World Conference on Lung Health, 3 7 December 2009, Cancun, Mexico Tuberculosis among Adolescents and Youth in India. National Seminar on "Adolescents and Youth: Perspectives and Emerging Issues" organised by Bharathiar University, Coimbatore during January 24-25, Socio-economic dimensions of tuberculosis control in India. International conference on Emerging Population Issues in the Asia-Pacific Region: Challenges for the 21 st Century organised by International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai during December 10-13, Prevalence of Tuberculosis in different Economic strata estimates based on community survey from south India. 23 rd Annual national conference of Indian Society for Medical Statistics (ISMS) organised by JN Medical College, January 20-22, 2006 in Belgaum, Karnataka. Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (DOTS) in India. International Course in Management, Finance and Logistics for TB control organised by International Union Against Tuberculosis & Lung Disease and Indian Institute of Health Management, February 7-20, 2005 in Jaipur. Patients costs in DOTS India. Second Research Dissemination Workshop organised by World Health Organisation and Tuberculosis Research Centre (ICMR), Chennai during January Indian population policy with special reference to health care. 87 th Annual conference of the Indian Economic Association held at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi during December Impact of external aid on tuberculosis control programme in India. 8th East Asia Regional Scientific Meeting of International Epidemiological Association held at Jhansi (UP), India on 5-8 th December Economic impact of tuberculosis on patients and families in India. 2 nd International Conference of Economics and Human Biology, Organised by University of Munich, Germany during 2-6 June 2004, Munich, Germany. Environmental risk factors for tuberculosis in Tamil Nadu. Auunal Conference of Indian Association for the study of Population, Organised by Annamalai University, Chidambaram during February 2004, Chidambaram. Estimating unit provider cost for treating patient with tuberculosis treated under RNTCP. 58th National Conference on Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases, Organised by TB Association of India and K J Somaiya Hospital and Research Centre, Ayurvihar, Mumbai during January 2004, Mumbai. Role of TB control programme in alleviating poverty in India. 21 st Annual conference of Indian Society for Medical Statistics (ISMS), Organised by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) & Desert Medicine Research Centre, Jodhpur, during November 2003, Jodhpur. DOTS - costs saving to patients with tuberculosis in south India. XX th Annual conference of Indian Society for Medical Statistics (ISMS), Organised by Institute for Research in Medical Statistics (ICMR) & Dept of Bio statistics, All India Institute for Medical sciences, New Delhi, during Dec 2002, New Delhi. An assessment of costs to patients with tuberculosis in a DOTS area of south India. 57 th National conference on TB & Chest diseases, Organised by TB Association of India, New Delhi and TB Association of Goa, during Sep 2002, Goa.

3 Economics of Agriculture in Kolli Hills Paper presented in the workshop on Enlarging the basis of food security: Role of underutilised species at M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai Awards 2007 Fogarty Fellowship for International AIDS Training programme at Brown University, USA Government of India Fellowship, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai 1994 First Rank in Master's Degree in Economics in Branch III(b) at School of Economics, Madurai 1994 Professor S Krishnaswamy Labour Economics conference Endowment Fund prize for having secured the highest number of marks only in University Department, School of Economics, Madurai 1994 Professor S Krishnaswamy Labour Economics conference Endowment Fund prize for having secured the highest number of marks in paper "Labour Economics" at School of Economics, Madurai 1994 Sri Bhaktavatsalam 69 th Birthday Commemoration Prize for having secured the highest number of marks in Economics, Madurai 1993 First Place winner in Quiz competition held at Lady Doak College, Madurai 1992 Best Behaved Student, Vivekananda College (A Gurukula Institute of Life Training), Tiruvedakam, Madurai 3. Miscellaneous 4. Publications S Kumar, M Muniyandi, D Kumar, M Pandey, V Soan, S Rajasubramaniam. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Understanding and Promoting Healthy Lifestyle among Gond Tribe in Madhya Pradesh. Int J Curr Microbiol App Sci 2016; 10: M Muniyandi. Controlling Tuberculosis: An Economic Perspective. Social Science Spectrum 2016; 2(1): Beena Thomas, Poonguzhali S, Muniyandi M, Senthanro Ovung, Chandra S, Ramnath S, Srividya A, Karikalan N. Psychosocial issues in Multidrug Resistant TB patients - A systematic review. PLoS ONE 2016; 11(1): e M Muniyandi, VG Rao, J Bhat, R Yadav, RK Sharma. Household Catastrophic Health Expenditure Due to Tuberculosis: Analysis from Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group, Central India. Global Journal of Medical Research: K Interdisciplinary 2015; 15(5): VG Rao, J Bhat, R Yadav, M Muniyandi, MK Bhondeley, DF Wares. Yield of pulmonary TB cases by symptoms: Findings from a community survey in Madhya Pradesh, central India. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis 2015; 62: M Muniyandi, VG Rao, J Bhat, R Yadav, RK Sharma, MK Bhondeley. Health literacy on TB amongst vulnerable segment of population: special reference to Saharia tribe in central India. Indian J Med Res 2015; 141: J Bhat, VG Rao, R Yadav, M Muniyandi, RK Sharma, C Karfarma, C Luke. Situation of drug resistant tuberculosis in Sahariya tribe of central India. Indian J Med Res 2015; 141: VG Rao, J Bhat, R Yadav, M Muniyandi, RK Sharma, MK Bhondeley. Pulmonary tuberculosis - a health problem amongst Saharia tribe in Madhya Pradesh. Indian J Med Res 2015; 141: M Muniyandi, VG Rao, J Bhat, R Yadav. Performance of Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) in tribal areas in India. Indian J Med Res 2015; 141: S Kumar, M Muniyandi. Tobacco Use and Oral Leukoplakia: Cross-sectional Study among the Gond Tribe in Madhya Pradesh. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2015; 16 (4): Neeru Singh, PK Bharti, MP Singh, R Singh, Kojo Yeboah-Antwi, M Desai, V Udhayakumar, M Muniyandi, DH Hamer, BJ Wylie. What is the burden of submicroscopic malaria in pregnancy in central India?. Pathogens and Global Health 2015; 109(1): Rao VG, Bhat J, Yadav R, Muniyandi M, Bhondeley MK, Sharda MA, Jitendra R, Chadha VK, Wares DF. Tobacco smoking: a major risk factor for pulmonary tuberculosis evidence form a cross sectional study in central India. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2014; June 26: 1-8. Rajeswari R, T Santha Devi, N Wilson, M Muniyandi, Karuna DS, Badri T, Tanu S, Anil GJ. Operational Research in India for TB care and control: Continuity and Change. International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, South-East Asia Region, New Delhi, Samiran Bisai, KB Saha, RK Sharma, M Muniyandi, Neeru Singh. An over view of tribal population in India. Tribal Health Bulletin 2014; 20 (Special issue): M Muniyandi, Neeru Singh. On the Move against Tuberculosis: Transforming the Fight-towards Elimination of Tuberculosis. Journal of Health Management 2014; 16(1) Velayutham BRV, Nair D, Chandrasekaran V, Raman B, Sekar G, Basilea W, Niruparani C, Muniyandi M, Aleyamma T, Soumya S. Profile and Response to Anti-Tuberculosis Treatment among Elderly Tuberculosis Patients Treated under the TB Control Programme in South India. PLoS ONE 2014; 9(3): e88045.

4 KB Saha, D Sahu, UC Saha, RK Sharma, M Muniyandi, P Mishra, C Mallick, Jyotirmoy Roy, AK Bhunia, Samiran Bisai, Arvind Pandey. Towards Developing Communication Strategies for HIV/AIDS Control among the Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes Women in Three Northeastern States of India. World Journal of AIDS 2013; 3: S Kumar, D Kumar, M Muniyandi, V Soan, Maya Pandey, DK Mishra. Poverty does not limit tobacco consumption among tribal population: Evidence from central India. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2013; 14 (10): J Bhat, VG Rao, M Muniyandi, Yadav R. Association of sputum gross appearance and volume on smear and culture positivity in pulmonary tuberculosis: an observational study. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2013; 25:1-2. M Muniyandi, Neeru Singh. Empowerment of tribal women for health development: An Indian perspective. Tribal Health Bulletin 2012; 18(1&2): M Muniyandi, Neeru Singh. Tribal health inequity: Challenges remain. Tribal Health Bulletin 2012; 17(1&2): Rajeswari R, Rani Balasubramanian, M Muniyandi, A Thomas. Human resources development for TB control: A case study from National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis. Indian Emergency Journal 2012; 8(2): Vidya R, Muniyandi M, Manickam P, Kanagasabai K, Selvaraj V, MD Gupte. Impact of Chikungunya on Health Related Quality of Life Chennai, South India. PLoS ONE 2012; 7(12): e doi: /journal.pone M Muniyandi. The Impact of Climate Change on Human Population Health. Chapter 9 in book titled Global Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Edited by Anil Kumar Thakur, Mohan Patel. Published by Regal Publications, New Delhi, Ramya Ananthakrishnan, M Muniyandi, Anita Jeyaraj, Gopal Palani, BWC Sathiyasekaran. Expenditure pattern for TB treatment among patients registered in an urban Government DOTS program in Chennai city, South India. Journal of Tuberculosis Research and Treatment 2012, Article ID , 6 pages, doi: /2012/ Jaggarajamma K, Vasantha M, Muniyandi M, Nirupa C, Beena Thomas. Shift from Private health facilities to government health facilities among rural and urban tuberculosis Patients under Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme. Indian Emergency Journal 2011; 6(2): Rajeswari R, V Chandrasekaran, M Muniyandi, K Jaggarajamma, Anasua Bagchi, Supriya Sahu. Prevalence and risk factors of HIV infection among clients attending ICTCs in six districts of Tamilnadu, south India. AIDS Research and Treatment 2011, ID , 7 pages doi: /2011/ PG Gopi, M Vasantha, M Muniyandi. Assessment of X-ray readers in TB prevalence surveys. J Commun. Dis 2010; 42(3): Muruganathan A, Thomas A, Muniyandi M, Chandrasekaran V. Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP). J Indian Med Assoc 2010; 108(12): M Muniyandi, Rajeswari R, PG Gopi, A Thomas. Economic benefits of DOTS strategy to patients with tuberculosis after five years of implementation of RNTCP in Tiruvallur district. Article in book titled Reinventing Public Management & Development in Emerging Economies, Published by Macmillan publisher, New Delhi, Lauren MU, N Kumarasamy, KH Mayer, Anjali S, Elena Losina, M Muniyandi, AW Stoler, Zhigang Lu, RP Walensky, TP Flanigan, MA Bender, KA Freedberg, S Swaminathan. Cost-Effectiveness of HIV Testing Referral Strategies among Tuberculosis Patients in India. PLoS ONE 5(9): e doi: /journal.pone Rajeswari Ramachandran, M Muniyandi, PG Gopi, Fraser Wares. Why do tuberculosis suspects bypass local services to attend a TB sanatorium? Lung India 2010; 27 (3): M Muniyandi, Rajeswari R, R Balasubramanian, A Thomas, T Santha, PR Narayanan. India s Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP): Budget and Performance. Journal of Health Management, 12, 3 (2010): Rajeswari R, R Balasubramanian, M Muniyandi, PG Gopi. Do tuberculosis patients weighing less than 35kg need more attention?. Journal of Empirical Research in Social Science 2009; 4(12): Ramachandran R, Chandrasekaran V, Muniyandi M, Jaggarajamma K, Bagchi A, Sahu S. Cross-referral between HIV counselling and testing centres and smear microscopy centres in Tamil Nadu. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2009;13: Jaggarajamma K, Balambal R, Muniyandi M, Vasantha M, Thomas B, Nirupa C, Sudha G, Chandrasekaran V, Wares F. Perceptions of tuberculosis patients about private providers before and after implementation of Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme. Indian J Tuberc.2009;56: Rajeshwari R, M Muniyandi. Utilisation of effective communication channels for tuberculosis control: Emerging scenario in south India. Chapter-7 in the book titled Contemporary discourses on IEC theory & practice, Published by NOVA Science Publication, N.Y. 2009; (Edited by Theophilus K Gokah (ISBN: ). Narayanan PR, Gopi PG, Subramani R, Santha T, Chandrasekaran V, Muniyandi M, Radhakrishnan S. DOTS reaches socially marginalized population in the community : A study from a rural area of south India. J Commun Dis.2008;40:

5 M Muniyandi, Rajeswari Ramachandran. Socioeconomic inequalities of tuberculosis in India. Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy [Editorial] 2008; 9(10): 1-6. Jagarajamma K, Ramachandran R, Charles N, Chandrasekaran V, Muniyandi M, Ganapathy S. Psycho-social dysfunction: Perceived and enacted stigma among tuberculosis patients registered under Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme. Indian J Tuberc.2008;55: Muniyandi M, Rajeswari R, Balasubramaian R, PR Narayanan. A comparison of costs to patients with tuberculosis treated in a DOTS programme with those in a non-dots programme in south India. Journal of Health Management 2008; 10(1):9-24. M Muniyandi, R Ramachandran, PG Gopi, V Chandrasekaran, R Subramani, K Sadacharam, P Kumaran, T Santha, F Wares, PR Narayanan. The prevalence of tuberculosis in different economic strata: a community survey from south India. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2007; 11(9): M Muniyandi, Rjeswari R, R Balasubramanian, Nirpa C, PG Gopi, Jaggarajamma K, Sheela F, PR Narayanan. Health related quality of life (HRQoL) of tuberculosis patients one year after successful treatment completion A field report from south India. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2007; 11(8): Jaggarajamma K, Sudha G, Chandrasekaran V, Nirupa C, Thomas A, Santha T, M Muniyandi, Narayanan PR. Reasons for non-compliance among patients treated under Revised National Tuberculosis Programme (RNTCP) from rural community in south India. Indian Journal of tuberculosis 2007; 54: PG Gopi, M Vasantha, M Muniyandi, V Chadrasekaran, R Balasubramanian, PR Narayanan. Risk factors for non-adherence to Directly Observed Treatment (DOT) in a rural Tuberculosis Unit, south India. Indian Journal of tuberculosis 2007; 54: Rajeswari Ramachandran, M Muniyandi. Addressing poverty in TB control: Options for national TB control programmes (Book Review). Indian J Med Res 2007; 125: M Muniyandi, Rajeswari Ramachandran, Rani Balasubramanian. An economic commentary on the occurrence and control of HIV/AIDS in developing countries: special reference to India. Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy [Editorial] 2006; 7(18): M Muniyandi, Rajeswari Ramachandran, Rani Balasubramanian, PR Narayanan. Socio-economic dimensions of tuberculosis control: Review of studies over two decades from Tuberculosis Research Center. Journal of Communicable Diseases 2006; 38(3): Rajeswari R, K Jaggarajamma, M Muniyandi, Rani Balasubramanian. Identifying effective communication channels in a rural community: A field report from south India. Indian Journal of tuberculosis. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis 2006; 53(4): Gopi PG, Subramani R, Santha T, Radhakrishnan S, Chandrasekaran V, Rajeswari R, Balasubramanian R, Thomas A, Muniyandi M, Narayanan PR. Performance of a DOTS programme: administrative and technical challenges - a field report from a district in south India. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis 2006; 53: Jaggarajamma K, Muniyandi M, Chandrasekaran V, Sudha G, A Thomas, PG Gopi, T Santha. Is migration a factor contributing for treatment default among tuberculosis patients registered under Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP)?. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis 2006; 53: M Muniyandi, Rajeswari R, R Balasubramanian. Estimating provider cost for treating patient with TB under Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP). Indian Journal of Tuberculosis 2006; 53: Mohanarani S, S Swaminathan, S Rajasekaran, Beena E Thomas, N Arunkumar, M Muniyandi, D Meenalochani. Feasibility of community DOT providers for tuberculosis treatment in HIV infected individuals A pilot study. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis 2005; 52: M Muniyandi, Rajeswari Ramachandran, Rani Balasubramanian. Costs to patients with tuberculosis treated under DOTS programme in south India. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis 2005; 52: Beena E Thomas, Suryanarayanan D, Muniyandi M, Meenalochani Dilip, Rajasekaran S, Soumya Swaminathan. Is awareness of HIV enough to alter high-risk behaviour? What do HIV positive individuals have to say? A study from South India. SAARC Journal of TB, Lung Diseases & HIV/AIDS 2005; 1(2):1-9. Geetharamani Shanmugam, M Muniyandi, Kalaiselvi Mani. Perceptions on tuberculosis and its cure among the government welfare sector providers in Chennai city, South India. SAARC Journal of TB, Lung Diseases & HIV/AIDS 2005; 1(2): Rajeswari R, Muniyandi M, Balasubramanian R, Narayanan PR. Perceptions of TB patients about their physical, mental and social well being: a field report from south India. Social Science & Medicine 2005; 60: Muniyandi M, Rajeswari R, Balasubramaian R. Is TB control programme Pro-poor?. SAARC Journal of TB, Lung Diseases & HIV/AIDS 2004; 1(1): Thomas BE, Rehman F, M Muniyandi, Dilip M, Suhadev M, Priyadarsini P, Purushotham NK, Swaminathan S. A study of condom acceptability among men in an urban population in South India. AIDS and Behaviour 2004; 8(2): (6). M Muniyandi, R Rajeswari. Tuberculosis and poverty. ICMR Bulletin 2002; 32(3). S Geetharamani, M Muniyandi, R Rajeswari, R Balasubramaian, X Therasa, P Venkatesan. Socio-economic impact of parental tuberculosis on children. Ind J Tub 2001 (8): R Rajeswari, R Balasubramaian, M Muniyandi, S Geetharamani, X Therasa, P Venkatesan. Socio-economic impact of tuberculosis on patients and family in India. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis (10):