Vriddhi: COVID-19 update (Oct 30, 2020)

Government of India launched the largest vaccination drive against COVID-19 on 16th January 2021. Prior to this, Government of India has issued directives to all states to constitute state/ district task forces to assess the preparedness for vaccination, trainings, awareness generation and monitoring vaccination sessions. National and state government have given responsibilities to development partners […]

Like most of the states in India, Madhya Pradesh too is facing challenges with managing and controlling the spread of COVID-19 Pandemic in the country. On one hand the state is managing to keep a check on the reported new cases and at the same time the government is trying to help out its people […]

At a time when front-line workers like Anganwadi workers (AWW) in Odisha are continuing to work hard during times of a national lockdown, our community-led campaign is amplifying their work. Frontline workers are an integral part of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme and the Mamata scheme, the two schemes that IPE Global has […]

The pandemic has impacted a large section of the population including workers, wage earners, employees and entrepreneurs. In order to understand and analyse the impact the pandemic has brought on to the small and large scale businesses, the Public Financial Management (PFM) team conducted in-depth interviews with some women entrepreneurs and their family members to disucss the impact […]

COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all segments of the population and is proving detrimental to socio-economic construct. It continues to affect working and non-working populations, children, and students besides vulnerable populations. As the pandemic spreads, estimates from various studies point towards huge loss of jobs and livelihoods. A press release from ILO stated that COVID-19 will […]

The onset of COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented wave of public anguish and apprehension throughout the world. Within a short span of three and half months it has spread its arm like that of spider’s net to all most all the continents of this earth. Measure to contain this deadly pandemic are being taken at […]

India carries the highest burden of TB in the world – an estimated ~3 million new cases and a staggering ~ 420,000 deaths are reported annually and Government of India (GOI) has set itself an ambitious goal of making India TB free by 2025 and USAID is also committed globally to end TB and initiated […]

The situation in relation to international travel and local response to COVID-19 is unknown and the countries have not yet been selected.The team is planning to undertake three case studies for the client, GMSA across two countries in response to the pandemic. Thinking ahead, we have undertaken scenario planning: Identified the different scenarios which might apply for each […]

Misinformation and hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccination have been reported as two main factors impacting the pace of vaccination in India. However, the six districts of Rajasthan have a different story to tell with re-opening of Skilling centres after the second lockdown.  With over 70% of the girls enrolled in skilling centres (4500 enrolled till date) […]

IPE Triple Line is evaluating DFID’s Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education Innovation and Reform (SPHEIR). SPHEIR is DFID’s flagship intervention in higher education, supporting ambitious and high-value partnerships between institutions, NGOs and private sector organisations to transform the quality, relevance, inclusiveness and value of Higher Education (HE) in 11 countries of Africa, the Middle East and […]

Current pandemic has created an upheaval leaving people worried and confining them to their homes with longer periods spent in social isolation. This impacts their physical and mental health. Day to day events has witnessed a major shift from the usual course. We often hear that ‘Health is Wealth’, which is central to our happiness […]

The global pandemic of COVID-19 has aggravated violence against women in all sectors of society. According to UN agencies, since the outbreak of COVID-19, violence (sexual and physical) against women/ girls has intensified. Globally, in the last one year, 243 million women and girls have been subjected to sexual and physical violence. This number is […]

The Nation and the world at large are currently facing one of the greatest pandemic and a serious medical and health challenge from Covid-19, the deadly virus. The Government, the frontline warriors and the Citizens are all fighting to defeat the global pandemic. India is going through a complete lock down period of 40 days […]

COVID-19 has emerged as a pandemic that is posing threat to the existence of hundreds and thousands of people. In light of this situation, an unexpected result of the partnership between Norway India Partnership Initiative (NIPI) and Wadhwani Institute has been the development of a triaging tool for detecting COVID-19 suspect cases. Proposed solution- AI […]

The pandemic has resulted in stigma and discrimination against people affected with COVID-19 infection, their families, and even healthcare providers treating them and people providing other essential services. This further aggravates the problem as people refrain to come out for testing and treatment for the fear of getting  discriminated. To address this challenge, MoHFW invited development […]

Due to the huge ongoing crisis arising as a result of Covid-19 pandemic, there was an urgent demand of PPE kits for the healthcare personnel present on the frontlines and providing services to COVID-19 cases in the states of J&K and Rajasthan. NIPI was requested by the states of J&K and Rajasthan to arrange PPE kits […]

Government of India highlights the need to identify, utilise and implement digital opportunities to reach more people and have more effect. In reference to digital transformation and development policy, there was a request by Jammu and Kashmir to support development of COVID-19 Dashboard and its integration with MoHFW’s Arogya Setu Dashboard and Swasthya Nidhi Surveillance dashboard. Norway India Partnership […]

Tourism is a strategically significant sector in Sri Lanka and is the third-largest export earner for the country. Further, the sector has a multiplier effect on the overall economic development of the country due to the generation of employment opportunities, increase in national income, and improvement in the balance of payments. However, 2019 and 2020 have been […]

Following activities were undertaken and actively contributed by NIPI during past 2 months in Rajasthan in accordance with state’s decision to extend NIPI’s support to Udaipur district. Validation of Case Investigation Form: After video Conference by WHO, it was decided that CIF  of all COVID-19 patients as well as high risk contacts will be filled by taking […]

The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruptions to global trade, business, and education and is estimated to cost the world economy a staggering $1Trillion. The COVID-19 health crisis has disturbed the entire balance of supply and demand side of the market and has hampered the supply chain in most of the economy generating sectors. The economic […]