Abstract

Increased donated and subsidised medicines for malaria are saving countless lives in Africa, but there is probably increasing theft and diversion of those medicines. The impact of medicine diversion is unknown but potentially dangerous and may bolster criminal networks and increase medicine stock outs (1,2). This study demonstrates...

Leadership is a wonderful thing, but it is truly found when it is tested, and on that count malaria leadership has failed.

It is time for a thorough investigation of drug theft at the Global Fund to ensure that drugs are being used by those intended, rather than encouraging illegal parallel distribution systems, in both recipient nations and nations where products are diverted.

If the US withholds funding to the Global Fund, it could lead to major disruptions in the delivery of life-saving medicines. But tolerating the corruption is arguably worse.

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria will only be as effective as its procurement process allows.

A new initiative by Senator Tom Coburn could bringtransparency to the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.

US government foreign assistance health programs are currently focused on combating HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, which account for several million deaths each year across Africa. The United States should prioritize sustaining the hard-won gains in disease control, which requires focusing on programs with proven track records of success and addressing failures within those programs.

Hope that the Global Fund's commendable effort to unearth corruption and improve its logistics is giving way to fear that money and drugs are continuing to be donated to corrupt actors--a major perversion of donor intent.