CORRUPTION, FRAUD AND DISINFORMATION DURING THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019: HEIGHTENED VIGILANCE IS NECESSARY
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.