Public health experts have said that the spread of Coronavirus across the country is throwing new challenges. However, active cases in Delhi have come down from peak of 1668 to 1498. While Tamil Nadu has also seen a sharp increase in patients cured over the last few days from a peak of 1110 case to 943 active cases on Tuesday, but Maharashtra and Mumbai are yet to see any significant improvement.
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.
