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November 2015
Planet IPE
MD Speaks
Dear IPEans
October is the traditional month of
festivities in India. And all of these
are connected to some divine event linked to an Eternal Energy.
Our Wallpaper for this month reflects
the spirit of divine celebration. But
what is divine celebration? Does it
need a special day, a dedicated place
and a specific ritual? Or would pure
and selfless intention elevate ordinary
actions to a divine status?
Kahlil Gibran said "Work is love made
visible". And that is the spirit of all of
us at IPE Global too.
We work because we want to make a
difference.
We work because we believe in our
abilities.
We work because making development
happen is our offering to the Divine.
And that what makes IPE Global
Special.
On another note, IPE Global has
become a public limited company in
September 2015. Our aspiration is to
grow bigger with greater responsibility
and transparency. We reaffirm our
commitment to make International
Development a Ground Reality across
the world.
Best wishes
Ashwajit Singh
EditorialMD Speaks
Dusshera greetings to all! This has been an exciting month filled with new beginnings
and festivities. Since we are continuing on the path of revamping the newsletter
for your reading pleasure and strengthening the communications between all our
offices, we have started with the UK Spotlight, alongside Africa Spotlight columns.
There has also been a grand reception organized on shifting the London office to a
new location. In this edition you can catch glimpses of both the UK and the Africa
offices. You can also get some tips on running for the upcoming Airtel Half Marathon.
Read about IPE Globals project in Bihar and Jharkhand to combat the historical
disease of Kala-azar. Also, you can catch a glimpse of the DFID representatives
interaction with the school girls in Odisha. Take inspiration from how the Kenya
office celebrated World Hearts Day! Happy reading!
-By Team Communications
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CMD Speaks
Kala-azar TREATMENT IN Bihar and Jharkhand
Fair Price Shops Automation
UK Spotlight
India'S trade WITH south asian countries
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Africa Spotlight
Healthy Living
Events
Travel Diaries
IPE Global Humour: Lunchtime Doodles
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Significant Days
Announcements
Birthday List
News & Media Coverage
Editorial Board & Credits
Kala-azar (KA) has been a serious medical and public health problem
in India since historical times. Disease mostly affects poor people in
villages in the states of Bihar and Jharkhand.
The new government has set the goal of Kala-azar elimination in India
by the year 2015. The Government of India has adapted the use of
Liposomal Amphotericin B as a first line treatment in their newly
updated roadmap for KA elimination (August 2014). Alongside, the
World Health Organization (WHO) has committed to providing all
the AmBisome needs of India until 2021 free of cost. The national
roadmap for KA elimination states that in a phased manner Liposomal
Amphotericin B will be introduced to the district hospitals and
selected public health centres throughout the endemic areas of the
Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.
Dr. Dinesh Agarwal and his Team conducting the capacity building programme in
Bihar & Jharkhand Districts
In consultation with KalaCORE, Consortium (DFID funded) IPE Global is implementing a short term project to enable identified health
facilities (district hospitals and primary health care centres) in endemic districts of Bihar and Jharkhand to offer Single Dose Liposomal
Amphotericin B (SDLA-B) as treatment for KA. Project activities have commenced since April 2015.
IPE Global has placed a team for conducting a capacity building programme. Teams have covered the endemic districts of Bihar and
Jharkhand. Detailed assessment of the health facilities of endemic blocks was conducted to ensure the readiness of the facilities for cold
chain installation and SDLA-B implementation. A round of extensive training in all SDLA-B ready facilities was conducted by the training
teams. A total of 21 district hospitals (DH) and 40 public health centres (PHC) in Bihar and 4 DH and 11 PHC in Jharkhand were covered.
During the trainings conducted by IPE Global, 439 medical officers, 848 nurses and 914 health care staff involved in KA elimination were
trained. 4-8 weeks post training, the trainers followed up with the staff trained during these trainings to evaluate their knowledge and
reinforce the skills inculcated. The gaps were identified and hands on training on the identified issues were imparted. Project is scheduled
to end in October 2015.
A daylong consultative workshop on FPS Automation & FPS Viability was held on 7th October, 2015 at the Hotel Mayfair Lagoon to have
brainstorming sessions on different possible avenues of FPS automation and pick up the one model that would suit the state of Odisha best.
The workshop was organised by Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department (FS & CW) in consultation with Odisha Modernising
Economy, Governance and Administration Programme (OMEGA)-a DFID funded initiative. The consultative workshop was attended by 103
delegates drawn from various government departments and reputed organisations.
Officials from Department of Food, Government of India and other states having prior experiences of FPS automation namely Andhra
Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana were invited to share their experience, which could be instrumental in shaping the
strategies for FPS automation across the state of Odisha. In addition, officials from the FS & CW Department, Odisha State Civil Supply
Corporation (OSCSC), district collectors, civil supply officers and senior officials from the State Government were invited to deliberate on
issues relating to the digitisation process. Apart from that, representatives from agencies dealing with Point of Sale (PoS) and selected
FPS owners were also invited to share their models. Participants from World Food Programme, NIC, OCAC and OMEGA were also invited to
share their practical experience and to give inputs on what the existing challenges are and how best to address the same in a planned and
systematic manner.
The focus of the daylong consultative workshop was on developing a vision and strategies that will form the foundation for pilot & replication
of FPS Automation in Odisha. In order to develop the vision and strategies, sequential working sessions were conducted. Honble Minister,
Food & Civil Supplies to Government of Odisha, Shri S. K. Das Burma formally inaugurated the workshop to kick start the proceedings
followed by sharing of the objectives of the workshop by Shri M. S. Padhi, Secretary, FS & CW, Government of Odisha. Shri Deepak Kumar,
Joint Secy., Government of India share the perspective of the Central Government on PoS based FPS Automation. There was an introductory
presentation by the Joint Secretary, Government of India on the guidelines and various models available for FPS Automation followed
by a presentation by WFP on their experience of FPS Automation in Kerala. Both the presentations facilitated the understanding of the
existing situation, opportunities and challenges associated in the FPS Automation in Odisha. The presentations culminated in an open house
discussion aimed at identifying the key learnings.
The workshop primarily focused on drawing inspirations from the experience of other states. In order to achieve this, presentations
highlighting the process adopted and achievements of FPS Automation by representatives of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh
and Telangana were made. These presentations were followed by an open house discussion aimed at identifying the key learnings from
other states this time.
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The workshop continued to highlight presentations by agencies involved in PoS based FPS Automation in various parts of the state. Agencies
such as Visiontek, Bosh, Bharat Electronics Ltd. highlighting the process adopted and achievements of FPS Automation, presented their
models. The Secretary, FS & CW delivered the final presentation that summarized the proposed modalities for the FPS Automation based
on the ground situation and learnings from other states. Representatives from FPS owners also shared their views on the proposed FPS
Automation in the state. The workshop ended with the valedictory session which was chaired by Shri R. Balkrishnan, IAS, ACS, Finance to
Government of Odisha.
India has been running high trade deficits with major non-oil
producing countries such as China, Switzerland, Japan, South Korea,
Taiwan, and Indonesia. During 2007 and 2014, the negative trade
balance has increased with these countries, the highest being with
China followed by Korea, Indonesia, Japan and Malaysia. This is a
cause of major concern and needs detailed analysis of Indias trade,
both exports and imports, with its trading partners so as to form an
effective strategy for India to reduce its trade deficit.
In a conference at 23rd September, 2015, experts gathered to discuss a recent study on Indias Trade Deficit with major Trading Partners:
Lessons and prospects which was carried out by the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi, under the Knowledge Partnership
Program(KPP) of IPE Global and DFID India.
Professor Dr. Bibek Debroy addressing the gathering and lighting the lamp
UK Spotlight
The Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon takes place each October, starting and finishing in the stunning Hyde Park. Over 16,000
runners take part in the 13.1 mile (21.082 kms) route through Central London, taking in the spectacular sites of the capital and the beautiful
Royal Parks.
It took place on Sunday 11th of October, 2015, and Triple Line and their family and friends ran again this year to support the Royal Parks
Foundation which includes support to various UK and global charities including MacMillan, Scope, Cancer Research UK, OXFAM, etc!
Congratulations to all: Richard, Liddy, Maite, Marina, David, Geraldine, Kelly and Ian.
Scenes from the IPE Triple Line, London Office
Africa Spotlight
IPEans (Kenya Office) at the World Heart Day Celebrations: Siddhartha Patnaik and his team
World Heart Day was celebrated wholeheartedly by IPEans this year. IPE Global India office (New Delhi) organized a talk session on
heart by Dr. Anil Dhall, Director of Cardiology, Delhi Heart & Lung Institute. IPE Global Africa office (Kenya), also decided to challenge
themselves and climbed & descended 22 floors, from the basement parking to the rooftop- All in a bid to kick start a heart healthy
lifestyle! Check out the photographs from the event below.
World Heart Day Celebrations at the IPE Global, Kenya Office
less tiring.
Keep your head straight and avoid looking down at your feet.
Looking down will create tension in your neck and shoulders.
Dont hunch your shoulders as this restricts breathing, allowing
less oxygen to get to the muscles.
Keep your hands relaxed as right hands can cause tension all the
way up to the back and shoulders. Keep your arms at 90 degrees
angle and try to swing them forward and back and not across
your body. The arm movement helps to propel you forward, so swinging them sideways is a waste of energy.
Lean forward while running to reduce heel strike and help you land on the middle of your foot.
Dont lift your knees too high. Land with a slight bend in the knee as this will help to absorb the impact of running on hard surfaces.
Your knees should be lifting forwards rather than upwards.
Breathe deeply and rhythmically. Avoid shallow and quick breaths. Try to aim for one breath for every two strides, but dont be afraid
to try longer breathing.
The above plan should get you ready for the 6km run. All the best to our sporty IPEans!
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Other Events
DFID representative Ms. Alexandra Shearn interacting with the students in Odisha
Master Trainers ToT held at Bhubaneswar from 30th Aug to 4th Sept, 2015.
This was on Community Led Sanitation organised and facilitated by TMST.
The Odisha Health Sector and Nutrition Program (OHSNP) has been under implementation since 2008. The United Kingdoms
Department for International Development (DFID) has contracted the Technical and Management Support Team (TMST) to
help key departments of Government of Odisha (GoO) to implement OHSNP. The main objectives of OHSNP are: reduction in
infant mortality, maternal mortality, and total fertility rate; making health outcomes and utilization of services more equitable;
addressing malnutrition among children; and reducing morbidity and mortality from common communicable diseases such
as malaria.
TMST provides support for accelerated improvements in health, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene outcomes and helps
to implement the 4 priority outputs under OHSNP, which are: i) improved access to health, nutrition and water and sanitation
services in underserved areas; ii) public health management systems strengthened; iii) positive health, nutrition and hygiene
practices and health seeking behavior of communities improved; and iv) use of evidence in planning and delivery of equitable
health, nutrition and water and sanitation services.
A critical focus of Phase II is to successfully implement community based approaches which promote improved sanitation,
including attainment of ODF status for villages and stimulating demand for and building of latrines. Further, to work with the
supply side at District and below as well as State levels, to ensure that latrines can be provided. Some of the villages have
successfully attained the ODF status.
If you are a Bengali, chances are you will be in Kolkata for the Durga Puja (Durgostav) unless a calamity of biblical proportions stops you from
reaching home! This is the time; Kolkata celebrates a week long carnival rejoicing the victory of Goddess Durga over evil Asura (demon).
The city adorns itself in colors, lights, embellishments and merriment, and is a unique display of Bengali culture and ethos. The pandals
(temporary bamboo structures to house the Goddess and her children Saraswati, Laksmi, Ganesha & Kartik constructed for the 10 days of
the festival before they are pulled down again), showcase the finest display of art & craft work- their temporariness often enhancing their
enigma. Everything from titanic ships to intricate stone temples of South India is replicated, planning for which often begins a year ahead.
A unique feature of the Kolkata Durga Puja is that the artists exhibit much innovation and creativity of the idol itself, often making abstract
forms of Durga mirroring the theme of the pandal.
Here are some quick pointers in case you wish to experience the festival in all its grandeur next year:
Visit to Kumartuli Kumartuli is a traditional potters colony in Kolkata, where majority of the Durga idols are sculpted by hundreds of
potters and craftsmen. A visit to Kumartuli with your photographer friends is a must, especially on Mahalaya dawn (the first day heralding
the advent of Goddess Durga), when artists draw the eyes of goddess Durga in a special event called Chokkudan.
Shopping This is more of a pre-Durga puja activity, similar to other festivals like Eid, Diwali, or Christmas where gifts are exchanged
between families, friends and relatives. In case, you visit during the festival itself, you can still go to the nearest market and stock up on
some traditional cotton sarees, or Dhoti-Punjabi.
Pandal hopping - Some 5000 odd pandals are constructed every year, of which more than a hundred surely merit a visit. Choosing the best
pandals to visit and planning for the route and the time of visit require the expertise of a serial pandal-hopper! So make sure you tag along
with a Bong friend from Kolkata, who will know how to wriggle through the crowd and the traffic.
Food The finest cuisines & platters of Kolkata are available during the festival, with every restaurant serving their own rendition of Pujaspecial menu! A good meal is almost a ritual after a spell of hectic pandal-hopping! However, if possible do try and make reservations at
your favourite restaurant, else chances are you will end up waiting in the queue for hours! Yes! An enthusiastic Bengali can wait for hours
outside a restaurant for a delicious spread.
And finally, dont forget to book your tickets way, way ahead!
Dussehra
Mushajaa Day
Vijay Dusshami
TIMES OF AFRICA
Learning from Indian experience
Appearing as a guest columnist, IPE Global Chairman and Managing Director discusses his learnings from
the Indian experience and elaborates on capacity building for domestic resource mobilization to achieve
the Sustainable Development Goals.
Read more at http://goo.gl/bEwBPI
25 Oct, 2015
MILLENNIUM POST
India, Africa can together build a sustainable future
India and Africa are crucial players in meeting the 169 global targets set out under the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), this is warranted by their huge geographic expanse and a large proportion of
people living below poverty line.
Read more at http://bit.ly/20tliVU
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BUSINESS STANDARD
India-Africa knowledge, tech partnerships the way forward
Experiments on exchange of knowledge and technologies from India to Africa in the energy space offer a
recipe for addressing development.
Read more at http://goo.gl/SX7z36
22 Oct, 2015
E-GOV
Journey to smart land': No one wants to miss the bus
The urban sector at present is going through a lot of action and upheaval. Every state and city in the
country wants to hop on to the Smart City bus.
Read more at http://goo.gl/rHVcpV
22 Oct, 2015
TOURISM FIRST
IPE Global led Chilika Master Plan project featured in Tourism First magazine
IPE Global led project Chilika Lake master plan which talks about creating new assets in the adventure ,
eco-tourism and water sports space has been extensively covered in the Tourism First Magazine, thought
sharing platform, in print, digital and events formats.
Read more at http://goo.gl/GA4q8g
22 Oct, 2015
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Article Courtesy
Kala-azar: Rolling out Ambisome treatment at Public Facilities in Bihar
and Jharkhand
Neeraj Gupta
India can effectively manage its trade deficit with China, Indonesia and
South Korea
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