Indranil Chakrabarti

Development Counsellor

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31st January 2014 Brasilia, Brazil

by Indranil Chakrabarti

Development Counsellor

Catalysing Partnerships – Guest blog by Mariana Almeida

The staff of the UK Department for International Development in Brasil went through a complete change in less than a year. The team has now a new face and even though each member has his/her own personality and experience, we all share the common goal of working with cooperation and international development in search of […]

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1st November 2013 Brasilia, Brazil

by Indranil Chakrabarti

Development Counsellor

A shared goal: the fight against poverty

Brazilian health minister Alexandre Padilha announced plans on Monday to produce a combined measles and rubella vaccine for developing countries, mainly in Africa. Brazil is following other leading emerging nations such as China and India in investing in biomedical technology to supply vaccines and medicines to developing countries at lower costs than those produced by […]

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About Indranil Chakrabarti

Indranil joined the Embassy in July 2013 as Development Counsellor, following 2 previous postings with DFID in Bangladesh and in Zimbabwe. He has worked for over 15 years on international…

Indranil joined the Embassy in July 2013 as Development Counsellor, following 2 previous postings with DFID in Bangladesh and in Zimbabwe. He has worked for over 15 years on international development – on policy, programme management and implementation in 3 continents (Asia, Africa and Latin America) – with DFID since 2005 and previously with a variety of NGOs and civil society organisations. His interests include urbanisation, the role of emerging powers in poverty reduction beyond their borders and the role of the private sector in development outcomes.

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