GLOBAL FUND WILL SEEK REIMBURSEMENT FROM NIGERIA'S NATIONAL AIDS AGENCY FOLLOWING CONTRACT VIOLATIONS FOUND BY OIG
ABSTRACT
An investigation by the Office of the Inspector General recommended that Nigeria's National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) refund $785,906 to the Global Fund after it found irregularities in renovation of medical stores carried out by contractors .
OIG INVESTIGATION UNCOVERS EVIDENCE OF COLLUSION, FRAUD AND CORRUPTION IN PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES IN KAZAKHSTAN
ABSTRACT
An investigation by the Office of the Inspector General into the procurement activities in grants to Kazakhstan has found evidence of systematic collusion, fraud and corruption that compromised 76 contracts worth $16.5 million. A separate investigation into a grant in Yemen revealed similar problems on a smaller scale.
Global Fund to recover funds misused in Papua New Guinea
ABSTRACT
The Office of the Inspector General recommended that the Global Fund Secretariat recover funds from Papua New Guinea that were misused by the National Department of Health (NDoH).
OIG identifies irregularities in the implementation of HIV grants to Kazakhstan
ABSTRACT
The Office of the Inspector General says that it has found evidence of attempted misappropriation, misuse of grant funds, misrepresentation and anti-competitive and collusive practices related to the implementation of HIV grants to Kazakhstan.
OIG Investigation in Georgia Reveals That Two Suppliers Conspired to Obtain Contracts
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The Office of the Inspector General has uncovered what it calls “credible and substantial evidence” that two suppliers for programmes supported by Global Fund grants in Georgia worked together to steer contracts to each other, and that they were assisted in this effort by several staff members of the principal recipient. The PR denies the allegations and says that it is arranging for an “independent” audit.
OIG Rates Management of Grants in Republic of Congo As “Not Satisfactory”
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An audit of five grants to the Republic of Congo by the Office of the Inspector General has concluded that the management and implementation of the grants has been “not satisfactory.” The OIG identified expenditures of $3.7 million that it says were not adequately documented.
Fund Reverses Demand that Former Philippines PR Repay $1.77 Million
ABSTRACT
Three years after terminating its grant agreements with the Tropical Disease Foundation, principal recipient for five grants in the Philippines, following a finding by the Office of the Inspector General of $1.77 million in “unauthorised expenditures,” the Global Fund has reversed its demand that the funds need to be repaid.
Global Fund Cancels Funding for Last Two Years of Zambia Round 4 HIV Grant
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In a separate development, the Global Fund has discontinued funding for the last two years of Zambia's Round 4 HIV/AIDS grant because the PR - the Ministry of Finance and National Planning - failed to meet the conditions imposed when Phase 2 of the grant was approved.
OIG Country Audit in Nepal Indicates Some Weaknesse
ABSTRACT
A country audit in Nepal by the Office of the Inspector General has revealed some weaknesses in the management of Global Fund grants.
OIG REPORT ON ZIMBABWE IDENTIFIES WEAKNESSES IN GRANT MANAGEMENT
ABSTRACT
The success of programmes financed by Round 5 Global Fund grants to Zimbabwe is threatened by a lack of comprehensive financial policies and procedures, and a lack of effective management on the part of the country's principal recipients. This is one of the conclusions of a country audit conducted by the Global Fund's Office of the Inspector General.