2015

-2024

PAHAL – Partnerships for Affordable Healthcare Access and Longevity

USAID

PAHAL

A flagship project by USAID and IPE Global, PAHAL aims to improve access to affordable, quality healthcare for India’s vulnerable populations through innovative financing. It leverages private sector resources and new financial models to complement traditional grants with conditional and catalytic support.

A flagship project by USAID and IPE Global, PAHAL aims to improve access to affordable, quality healthcare for India’s vulnerable populations through innovative financing. It leverages private sector resources and new financial models to complement traditional grants with conditional and catalytic support. In collaboration with USAID and ChildFund, PAHAL introduced Mukti, the world’s first pay-for-performance instrument, to enhance TB treatment and nutritional outcomes for 10,000 patients in Madhya Pradesh. Supported by the National Health Mission and the Government of India, Mukti contributes to the goal of eliminating TB by 2025. Additionally, PAHAL includes SAMRIDH, India’s first healthcare-focused blended finance facility. SAMRIDH, in partnership with IIT-Delhi and the National Health Authority, aims to drive market solutions and innovations for improving healthcare access.

Key Outcomes

  • 90+ high-impact health solutions supported 
  • $24 million deployed
  • $330 Mn+ fund leverage estimated
  • 42000+ health facilities reached
  • 38,000+ medical professionals, and community health workers trained
  • 21 million+ people directly impacted
  • 45 million+ people reached

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Nikos Papachristodoulou

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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.

 
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