Dr Dinesh Agarwal, Senior Technical Advisor- Health, Nutrition and WASH gets exclusively covered in The Mint (National Newspaper) on 30th January,2019 on “Ayushman Bharat Scheme”. The article talks about “Investing in Primary Health Care-key for Universal Health Coverage” and the scheme which has been designed keeping in mind the 71st NSSO Survey. As Dr. Dinesh qoutes, “For the first time there is discernible effort for moving from selective primary health care (Maternal and Child Health and Family Planning) to broader package of comprehensive primary health care, while we ensure that sustainable development goal #3 is kept in mind, proposed health and wellness centres become an integral part to community”, he also talks about how the newly set up Health and Wellness center (HWC) will be able to cater for nearly 80 percent of routine health care needs.
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.
