madagascar

ABSTRACT The Office of the Inspector General’s audit report on the Global Fund’s grants to Madagascar does not paint a picture of progress. While factors outside program control have contributed to the worsening impact of malaria, the overall message is that significant improvements are required throughout the disease programs. There are also similarities with the recent audit report on Zambia. First, there appears to be a need for more rigour in routine performance assessment. Second, given the absence of any mention of the Country Coordinating Mechanism in the report, the role and performance of the CCM must be reconsidered; and this may impact the preparation of the forthcoming funding requests and the views of the Technical Review Panel when it reviews them.

ABSTRACT In its second audit of Global Fund grants to Madagascar, the Office of the Inspector General presented a mixed opinion on the performance of the country’s portfolio. While Madagascar has made good progress against the three diseases, the OIG said, the country still faces serious challenges within program management and supervision, and further improvements are needed in supply chain and financial systems and controls.

ABSTRACT The Office of the Inspector General says it has found evidence of non-compliant expenditures, over-priced goods and collusion among suppliers in several malaria grants to Madagascar.