The US Government, through its aid agency USAID, has announced an additional grant of $3 million to help India combat the coronavirus pandemic.
USAID is providing these funds, in coordination with the Indian government, to the Partnerships for Affordable Healthcare Access and Longevity (PAHAL) project, a financing platform of IPE Global.
On April 16, the U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced an additional $3 million to India to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. In coordination with the Government of India, USAID is providing these funds to the Partnerships for Affordable Healthcare Access and Longevity (PAHAL) project, an innovative financing platform of […]
In coordination with the Indian Government, the USAID is providing these funds to the Partnerhips for an Affordable Healthcare Access and Longevity (PAHAL) project, an innovative financial platform of IPE Global.
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.
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and Dewan Housing Finance Corp Ltd (DHFL) on Tuesday signed a $10 million loan guarantee agreement which will benefit small and medium enterprises operating in the healthcare sector in Tier II and III cities in India, officials said. Through this risk-sharing agreement, the DHFL will provide up to $10 million to such SMEs, […]
IPE Global continues to broaden its Private Sector Development capability with the recent appointment of Richard Waddington as Director- Private Sector Development who brings in nearly 15 years of experience from across Africa and Asia. ‘Richard is highly regarded in the field of private sector development, and he brings strong skills, experience and relationships that make […]
GE Healthcare and the USAID-supported project ‘PAHAL’ (Partnerships for Affordable Health Access & Longevity) announced today their strategic partnership to address the healthcare needs of underserved communities in India. Terri Bresenham, President and CEO of GE Healthcare’s Sustainable Healthcare Solutions, and L. M. Singh, Project Director, PAHAL, signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the presence of […]
Aiming to provide medical care to over 2.5 million urban poor in India, GE Healthcare and project PAHAL (Partnerships for Affordable Health Access and Longevity) on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership to address healthcare needs of underserved communities in the country. The partnership will help in use of transformational medical technology, solutions and services to […]
IPE Global Limited in partnership with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) hosted an Action Meet to catalyse market based health systems to promote“Equitable Health for Urban Poor”. The Action Meet was organized as part of Project ‘PAHAL’ (Partnerships for Affordable Health Access & Longevity), […]
The News Editor for Express Pharma magazine in its “Editor’s Note” for the latest edition (July 16th-30th), has made a special mention of a study conducted under the Knowledge Partnership Programme (KPP), supported by DFID and implemented by IPE Global. In the Editor’s Note titled “Betting big on M&As”, Viveka Roychowdhury  refers to a report released […]
In the last decade, the role of the private sector in sustainable development has become one of the most prominent themes in the development framework.  In the Busan Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation 2011 and other meetings (the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development in 2012, Global Partnership on Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC) and United Nations […]

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

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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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