Akshaya Patil

Manager, Market Access

Akshaya Patil is a Manager in Market Access focused on driving access for new TB treatments in India. Akshaya is a public health specialist with over a decade of experience in program design, strategic planning, and partnership development, particularly in areas focused on enhancing access to essential health services. At the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), she contributed to public health initiatives by supporting strategic partnerships and donor proposal development to advance equitable diagnostic access.

Previously, at Johnson & Johnson Pvt Ltd, Akshaya led multiple community-based projects to strengthen access to novel TB treatment in India, collaborating closely with government partners. Akshaya’s earlier roles at Pathfinder International, the Public Health Foundation of India, and the Foundation for Medical Research further refined her expertise in designing, implementing and evaluating public health interventions.

Akshaya holds a master’s in public health in from the University of Sheffield, UK.