Audit of USAID Russia’s Implementation of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT OF USAID/RUSSIA’S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRESIDENT’S EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS RELIEF AUDIT REPORT NO. 8-118-07-004-P August 10, 2007 FRANKFURT, GERMANY Office of Inspector General August 10, 2007 MEMORANDUM TO: USAID/Russia Acting Mission Director, Janina Jaruzelski FROM: Regional Inspector General, Frankfurt, Gerard M. Custer /s/ SUBJECT: Audit of USAID/Russia’s Implementation of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Report Number 8-118-07-004-P) This memorandum transmits our final report on the subject audit. In finalizing the report, we considered your comments on the draft report and modified the report language as appropriate. Your comments are included in their entirety as Appendix II. The report contains one recommendation for corrective action. Based on your written comments and the documents you submitted indicating actions planned to address our concerns, we consider that a management decision has been reached on this recommendation. I want to express my sincere appreciation for the cooperation and courtesies extended to my staff during this audit. CONTENTS Summary of Results ....................................................................................................... 1 Background .............................................................. ...