Karanja Kinyanjui
OIG RELEASES REPORTS ON AUDITS IN NAMIBIA AND KYRGYZSTAN, AND ON A DIAGNOSTIC REVIEW IN THE CARIBBEAN
On 2 October 2012, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released three reports, two on audits conducted in Namibia and Kyrgyzstan, and one on a diagnostic review undertaken at the Caribbean Community Secretariat (CARICOM). Namibia The OIG said that while it noted a number of good practices and achievements as a result of the grants in Namibia, it also…
IS THERE SCOPE FOR RISK?
Anyone who has scrutinized reports from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) will have noticed that in the last couple of years the tone has become less strident and more nuanced. The new tone is welcome, but I have a quibble about some of the new language. Somewhere along the way, the OIG decided, or was told, that it…
OIG AUDIT IN MOZAMBIQUE IDENTIFIES SERIOUS WEAKNESSES IN ONE PR: THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH
According to the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), in the short to medium term the Ministry of Health (MOH) in Mozambique may not be able to meet the strict requirements of the Global Fund due to limitations in capacity. The MOH is principal recipient (PR) for three active grants, one for each disease. The OIG made this observation in…
OIG RELEASES REPORTS ON AUDITS AND A DIAGNOSTIC REVIEW IN FOUR COUNTRIES
Within the last month, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has released four reports, three on audits conducted in Angola, Mozambique and Senegal, and one on a diagnostic review undertaken in Myanmar. In its reports, the OIG did not identify any instances of misappropriation of funds. However, in the Mozambique audit, the OIG said that some issues “call for…
OIG RELEASES REPORT ON AUDIT OF GLOBAL FUND GRANTS IN UKRAINE
In a report on its audit of Global Fund grants in Ukraine, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) said that the grants had produced positive outcomes and that a number of good practices and achievements had been observed. However, the OIG added, grant administration and financial management require attention “if the Global Fund’s investments to secure health outcomes are…
OIG RELEASES REPORT ON AUDIT OF GRANTS TO MALAWI
Malawi has secured positive outcomes and achievements with Global Fund grants but needs to address weaknesses in grant administration, procurement and supplies management, and financial management, an audit report by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) has said. The report, which was released in early August 2012, did not detect any grant funds that had been misappropriated. However, it identified…
OIG RELEASES REPORTS ON THREE AUDITS AND FOUR DIAGNOSTIC REVIEWS
In the first week of August, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released seven new reports covering audits conducted in Burundi, Malawi and Ukraine; and diagnostic reviews undertaken in Eritrea, Gambia, Georgia and Peru. Audits The OIG found no evidence of funds having been misappropriated in any of the audits. In the Malawi audit, the OIG identified expenditures of…
SECRETARIAT, OIG AGREE ON NEW PROTOCOL
David Garmaise
OIG RELEASES AUDIT REPORT ON 12 GRANTS IN SRI LANKA
David Garmaise
