Download or read book Fraud and Abuse of Global Fund Investment at Risk Without Greater Transparency written by Richard G. Lugar and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05-15 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the U.S. is providing both bilateral and multilateral assistance to disadvantaged populations to prevent and treat people with HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. As of Dec. 2010, U.S. investment in these programs totaled more than $32 billion. The U.S. provides its multilateral assistance through the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, an independent entity which receives contributions from both countries and private organizations and provides medication and health services through nearly 600 grants in more than 140 countries. Although the Global Fund has demonstrated significant accomplishments and successes in saving lives through its antiretroviral drug programs and its prevention work, it has recently come under fire for mismanagement of grants in several countries. Following the release of several critical reports, some donors to the Fund have suspended their contributions until all mismanagement practices and abuses of funds can be rectified. This report provides a brief primer on these programs in anticipation of having to make funding decisions relative to the these global initiatives. Figure. This is a print on demand report.