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OIG INVESTIGATIONS INTO GLOBAL FUND GRANTS IN NIGERIA AND INDONESIA CONFIRM NON-COMPLIANT EXPENDITURES TOTALLING MORE THAN $200,000
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has published a joint report on the findings from two salary-related investigations, conducted in Nigeria in March 2019 and in Indonesia in May 2019, in which the OIG found non-compliant expenditures of $202,240. In Nigeria, the OIG investigated a salary kickback scheme that resulted in the misappropriation of $166,930, and in Indonesia, the…
‘REALITIES ON THE GROUND’ FOR ASIA-PACIFIC CIVIL SOCIETY’S ENGAGEMENT IN GLOBAL FUND ‘COUNTRY DIALOGUE’ ARE IMPROVING
A report just published by the Asia Pacific Council of AIDS Service Organizations (APCASO), to look at ‘realities on the ground’ in Global Fund grants in seven countries in the Asia-Pacific region, concludes that civil society and communities have had increasing opportunities to engage with the Fund over the past two funding cycles. However, a number of challenges – first identified in 2015…
INDONESIA NEEDS FASTER PROGRESS TOWARDS ‘90-90-90’ HIV TARGETS, OIG SAYS
If Indonesia’s HIV- and TB-program targets are to be reached by 2020, the design of both programs needs improvement, the Office of the Inspector General said, emphasizing shortcomings in the HIV program in particular. This was the second OIG audit of Indonesia’s Global Fund grants since the Global Fund’s investments in the country began, in 2003. The OIG report, published…
OIG investigation reveals deficiencies in Global Fund processes for procurement of HIV rapid test kits in eight countries
A proactive investigation undertaken by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has identified some deficiencies in the Global Fund’s processes for procuring HIV rapid diagnostic test (RDT) kits. A report on the investigation was released on 31 May 2018. The goal of a proactive investigation is to identify possible wrongdoing as early as possible. Proactive investigations do not rely…
