Jamie Andrew Simpson, the Executive Director of IPE Global stated that during Entebbe dialogue on IGAD master plan “Corridor approaches to economic development have increasingly informed strategy and plans in Africa over the past 10-15 years; the latest AU thinking continues to refine and further develop this approach.” Jamie Simpsons confirmed that they have identified priority […]
Everyone’s enjoying the jokes about people missing their domestic help, but the side splitting situation is also back-breaking.
Ashwajit Singh, managing director, IPE Global said that Public health experts also said substantial number of cases, especially in rural India will go undetected with minimal or no symptoms. These people will still remain carriers of covid-19 even though they are not listed among the reported cases. As a result, these areas will not be […]
Through IPE Global’s PAHAL project, USAID India to support the National Health Authority in establishing Blending Financial Facility in order to mobilise resources from private sector to assist over 20,000 health facilities enrolled under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana.
Himanshu Sikka, chief strategy and diversification officer, health, nutrition and wash, IPE Global said that So far there does not seem to be a spike in pneumonia or respiratory illness-related cases/deaths in rural areas. However, with the mass exodus of migrant labourers, the likelihood of increased number of cases emerging in rural India has also […]
Ashwajit Singh, Managing Director, IPE Global stated that not all the migrants will be infected as by and large they were not in direct contact with infected persons most of whom had directly or indirectly contracted the disease through overseas travel or travellers.
Ashwajit Singh, MD, IPE Global acknowledges that even, consultancy firms have been affected by Covid-19 related slowdown. He says, “Nearly all our client companies have halted the key strategic and ongoing projects, which, in turn, has affected our payment schedules.” However, he assures that in the current situation no jobs will be lost, or salaries […]
According to Ashwajit Singh, MD IPE Global, the initial bailout packages announced by the Government are mainly aimed at covering the common man and specially those below Below Poverty Line (BPL). Direct transfers and food security are good measures in the short run aimed at immediate survival, but medium to long term measures are required […]
Himanshu Sikka, chief strategy and diversification officer, Health, Nutrition and WASH, IPE Global said Government and Public Health Managers are very much aware of this possibility and the government discharge policy for covid-19 cases requires discharge after only two samples test negative within 24 hours and there’s evidence of chest radiographic clearance and viral clearance […]
Himanshu Sikka, Lead- Health, Nutrition & WASH, IPE Global said that Creating herd immunity will need at least 50-60% of world population getting infected, so that will also take time. Vaccine is also at best 18-24 month away. Even when vaccine is available reach and administration will have challenges.

Nikos Papachristodoulou

Chief Operating Officer

Expertise

Partnership Development • Operations Management • Business Development • Project Management • Advocacy • Leadership Development and Change Management

M.K. Padma Kumar is involved in developing strategies and managing operations for the IPE Global Group.

He has over 25 years of experience in the development sector, working in civil society organisations and international development agencies like DANIDA and DFID. As the Head of State Partnerships at the DFID India, he was responsible for developing partnerships, programme design, management and strategic oversight of all programmes implemented in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha. He has managed various development programmes. His expertise lies in driving operational, financial and programmatic transformations. Before DFID, he was associated with Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), Help Age and World Wildlife Fund.

He holds a Master’s degree in Business Management with specialisation in Human Resource Management and Finance. He is extensively trained in Project Cycle Management, Grant Management, Performance Management, Leadership Skills and Change Management.

 

Abdul Rahim

Chief Knowledge Officer

Expertise

Management Consulting • Finance • Governance • Change Management • Knowledge Management • ICT4D • Communications • Business Strategy

Abdul Rahim is a senior development professional with over 20 years of experience across diverse sectors, including urban, health, rural & social development, and IT & e-governance. He has led several large, multi-year, multi-departmental projects such as the Health Systems Development Initiative (HSDI) for the Government of West Bengal; Odisha Modernising Economy, Governance & Administration (OMEGA) programme for the Government of Odisha, and Growth Resources and Opportunities for Wealth Creation (GROW) with the Government of Bihar.

He played a key role as the Quality Monitoring and Evaluation Expert in the DFID-supported Knowledge Partnership Programme (KPP), Knowledge Management (KM) and M&E Specialist in USAID-supported SAMRIDH and SAMVEG Projects. He has served as the Cross-Learning Platform Expert for the BMGF-supported WeCan programme. He has been an advisor to several government agencies throughout India and internationally across Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Jordan.

He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from XLRI Jamshedpur (India). He is an accredited Management Teacher from AIMA. He’s a a certified Trainer, NLP Practitioner and a member of Toastmasters International & Junior Chamber International.

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