Senior Associate

Brenda is experienced in public policy, communications, strategy and advocacy. She has worked in the development sector for the past 18 years and. She has led and delivered a wide range of highly successful child-focused advocacy strategies and campaigns. Brenda has also managed programs for women and children at global, regional and national levels, including MNCH, gender equity & rights of women, HIV/AIDS (pediatrics and PMTCT, OVC) and broader child protection.

Academics: MSc Public Policy & Mgt, MSc Health Economics, Policy & Mgt

Principal Consultant and Team Lead for Africa

Babatunde is an outstanding Public Health and Health Management/Financing Specialist, with 23 years progressive experience in health care delivery at all levels, management of international donor disease control projects and awards, Project Implementation and Programme/Project Evaluation.

Academics: MBChB, FWACP-Community Health

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​Senior Associate

Elaine is a technical expert and highly successful advocate with 15+ years’ experience in HIV/AIDS, health and community system strengthening, health financing (incl. Universal Health Coverage), and inclusion of marginalized populations in international development. She extensive experience with donor and technical agencies including DFID, USAID, the EU, WHO, UNAIDS, UNICEF, and the World Bank and has led successful policy and advocacy campaigns to ensure engagement of civil society actors in global and national policy decisions, including the IHP+, Addis Ababa Action Agenda, and the SDGs.

Academics: BA Modern European Studies, MSc Health Policy, Planning & Finance

PDI Team

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richard matikanya

​Senior Associate

Mohsin Saeed Khan is a Health Systems Specialist, Researcher and Strategic Analyst with 27 years of work experience in conflict-affected areas in Nigeria, Pakistan, Sudan, Yemen, South Sudan and Egypt. Mohsin brings extensive experience in Systems Development and Strengthening, Planning and Management, Monitoring and Evaluation in the health sector with governments, NGOs and private sector. Mohsin has knowledge and experience of rules and procedures of UN System and both bilateral and multilateral donors including DFID, USAID, GIZ, CIDA, EC, World Bank, WHO, UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF along with INGOs including JSI, PSI, Mott Macdonald and The Palladium Group.

​Academics: MBBS, MPH, PhD Health Systems Research

Senior Associate and Health Financing Specialist

David, a physician, trained in public health at the Oxford Regional Health Authority, after moving to Germany to join the Dept. of Tropical Hygiene at the University of Heidelberg, is now taking up consulting assignments with PDI. He has over 20 years’ experience in consultancy, research and teaching in global health and has worked a lot in Africa and in South and East Asia. David’s specific areas of technical expertise include health sector reforms ranging from hospital autonomy to SWAps, development of management systems to improve health service delivery, but now he concentrates on designing and supporting the implementation of a variety of demand-side and supply-side financing esp voucher schemes in Asia and Africa. Type your paragraph here.

Academics: MBChB, Specialist in Public Health: The Royal College of Physicians, London, Faculty of Public Health

Who are we?

PDI draws on more than 25 years of extensive sector expertise in South-East Asia, South & Central Asia, the Middle-East, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Sahel region. PDI provides programme implementation as well as technical assistance in the key areas of governance and accountability; health and community systems strengthening; health sector reforms; health financing; public-private partnerships; health promotion and gender equality. PDI encompasses a wide range of essential International Development skills, with specific expertise in: policy analysis and formulation; strategic planning; programme design, planning and implementation; output-based budgeting; policy influencing and advocacy; M&E including impact and Value for Money assessments); sustainability strategies; and civil society engagement. PDI offers the services of key experts with successful track records of having worked for and with ICAI (UK), DFID, EU, USAID, GIZ, DFATD (CIDA), DFAT (AusAID), World Bank, CIFF, WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, UNAIDS, UNODC.

CEO & Founder

Simon is a Health Systems Management and Governance Specialist with 27 years experience in South Asia, South-East Asia, Afghanistan & Central Asia and Africa. He is especially well accepted to work with governments, international organisations, NGOs and private sector at senior/advisory levels. Simon has extensive experience of Policy, Strategic Planning, Programming, Implementation, Systems Strengthening, Reforms, Evaluation, Surveillance, Public-Private Partnerships and Healthcare Financing in the broader health sector and also specifically in HIV/AIDS, MNCH and Nutrition. He is highly skilled in optimizing social and health sectors’ performance and enhancing value for money. He has delivered successful projects and consultancies for ICAI, DFID, GIZ, USAID, DFATD/CIDA, DFAT/AusAID, WHO, World Bank and the UN System.

Academics: MBBS, MA in Health Management, Planning & Policy, MBA

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brenda kariuki

P R O G R E S S I V E​

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simon azariah​

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TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

PRAGMATIC SOLUTIONS

Senior Associate

Over 14 years of progressively senior experience in the development and management of evidence based, optimally efficient and effective Global Public Health interventions in Southern and East Africa with multilateral, bilateral, international and regional agencies and private sector including PEPFAR, GFATM, SDC, SIDA, GAVI, Swiss TPH, DFID, Mannion Daniels, Gates Foundation, the World Bank and UN agencies: UNAIDS, UNICEF, WHO and UNDP. Expert in M&E; program audit; strategy; organisational performance improvement; programme design and grant management

Academics: MPhil Social and Developmental Psychology