Dr Meenakshi Gautham
Assistant Professor
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15-17 Tavistock Place
London
WC1H 9SH
United Kingdom
I am an interdisciplinary researcher interested in the dynamics of informal health systems, where both formal and informal health actors collaborate to shape healthcare practices. Focusing on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in community settings, my work uncovers the interactions within these systems, shedding light on health system and policy barriers that impact healthcare delivery and access in resource-constrained contexts. I have led/co-led six UKRI research grants on these issues. My One Health Antibiotic Stewardship (OASIS) team in India is working on a systematic approach to evidence utilization through multi-stakeholder collaboration, facilitating the co-design of effective interventions for human and animal health within mixed health systems. By addressing conflicts of interest underlying the challenge of AMR, we aim to extend these efforts towards the design of comprehensive strategies that promote sustainable and equitable primary healthcare solutions in mixed health systems. Collaborating with partners across Africa, Asia, and South America in the AgriAMU project, I am engaged in conceptualizing people-centered policy solutions and structural frameworks aimed at establishing fair and sustainable antibiotic stewardship within community settings. I was also the Study Coordinator for EquiPar, a pioneering initiative to promote and sustain equitable research partnerships at LSHTM. I have a PhD degree in Public Health and Policy from LSHTM (2006).
Affiliations
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Teaching
I am Deputy Programme Director of the M.Sc (by distance learning) in Global Health Policy. I supervise PhD students and M.Sc. dissertations from across different streams including Global Health Policy, Public Health, Control of Infectious Diseases and One Health.
I have a concurrent teaching appointment at the University of Cambridge, Department of Public Health and Primary care, as Senior Teaching Associate in Global Health, Public Health and Primary Care.
Research
My research interests include both policy and structural aspects of the private health sector, informal health systems, drivers of antibiotic use and AMR, antibiotic stewardship, and multi-stakeholder approaches to complex intervention design in resource constrained contexts. I am particularly interested in the potential of participatory methodologies, and the use of evidence and policy entrepreneurship in inclusive and complex policy and intervention co-design. I am committed to creating and promoting equitable research partnerships.
Selected Publications
