fraud

Abstract: This Office of the Inspector General investigation report on the 2019 LLIN mass distribution campaign in Guinea concludes that two critical data sets from the campaign were fraudulently manipulated. The OIG also found that insufficient controls and a lack of clear accountability for data accuracy contributed to the fraudulent data being used in the campaign; and that widespread data manipulation contributes to an environment in which commodity diversion becomes possible and may go undetected. Of major significance to the Global Fund and partners in the fight against malaria: the findings – and the agreed management actions – apply not only to Guinea but are relevant to mass distribution campaigns in other countries.

ABSTRACT International donors, including the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, promptly made funds available to assist the fight of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is important to assess whether existing mechanisms, including the Global Fund’s “three-line defense model,” can be used to manage risk in the context of the COVID-19 crisis. Allegations of fraud and corruption are multiplying across countries. Aidspan relies on civil society organizations to help maintain accountability in this COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT The Office of the Inspector General has published three reports detailing its investigations into various types of misuse of funds and non-compliant expenditures within Global Fund grants in Nigeria, Eswatini, and Papua New Guinea. This article summarizes the reports, highlighting their main findings.

ABSTRACT Since the last audit in 2015, there have been significant improvements, the Office of the Inspector General says in a follow-up audit recently concluded. But there are still many problems that need to be resolved, and some of the mitigation measures already implemented need more time to become effective. The follow-up audit covered the period from July 2016 to September 2017.

ABSTRACT An investigation by the Office of the Inspector General has identified $62,557 in non-compliant expenditures in a TB grant to Kenya. The expenditures stem from irregularities related to training events and other meetings. Two employees of the National TB, Leprosy and Lung Disease Program, the agency implementing the grant, have been disciplined.

ABSTRACT This article provides a summary of the main decisions made by the Global Fund Board at its 38th meeting in Geneva, Switzerland on 14-15 November 2017.

ABSTRACT An investigation by the Office of the Inspector General found that a local supplier in Burkina Faso delivered 35 counterfeit motorbikes to the principal recipient of a TB grant. The investigation also revealed that the PR did not take appropriate action in awarding a contract to the supplier and in responding to the fraudulent activities once they became known.

ABSTRACT A thematic review of fraud reporting by four international NGOs conducted by the Office of the Inspector General has concluded that all four have strong anti-fraud policies and procedures in place. The OIG said that there were only a few examples of under-reporting, which have since been rectified through the implementation of improved procedures.

ABSTRACT The I Speak Out Now! campaign encourages implementers to denounce fraud and other wrongdoing. Phase I focused primarily on three pilot countries. Phase II targets all implementers as well as the Secretariat.

ABSTRACT An investigation by the Office of the Inspector General into a malaria grant in Cambodia has found small-scale fraud, instances of nepotism, systemic double-billing of donors, conflicts of interests, and inefficient controls to safeguard grant funds. Allegations made through the OIG’s reporting hotline contributed to the decision to launch the investigation.