Fiscal Year 2018 Coordinated Oversight Plan of Foreign Assistance To Combat HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria of the Offices of Inspector General of the USAID, U.S. Department of State, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria are three of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases that cause tremendous human suffering and economic loss and threaten political stability in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa and the developing world. In 2003, the Administration established the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to help save the lives of those suffering from HIV/AIDS around the world, and the U.S. Congress passed the Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act. The act established the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy (OGAC) at the Department of State (State) and gave OGAC primary responsibility for coordinating all resources and international activities of the U.S. Government to combat the HIV/AIDS pandemic. OGAC also allocates appropriated funds to PEPFAR implementing agencies, particularly the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). CDC and USAID obligate the majority of PEPFAR funds for HIV treatment, care, and prevention activities through grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts with selected implementing partners, such as U.S.-based nongovernmental organizations (NGO), and partner-country governmental entities. The U.S. Government’s strategy to combat these diseases is a coordinated effort between Federal agencies, NGOs, partner-country Government entities, and other implementing partners. Given the coordination required to implement this strategy, it is equally critical for inspectors general of the implementing agencies to coordinate oversight of the foreign assistance to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. Therefore, the Offices of Inspector General (OIG) of USAID, State, and HHS held a planning conference to discuss oversight activities in Washington DC on August 15th, 2017, and prepared this fiscal year (FY) 2018 coordinated plan for providing oversight of foreign assistance to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. Consistent with past practice, the offices of inspector general will continue to coordinate their activities with the Government Accountability Office, as well as with the Offices of Inspector General of the Departments of Commerce, Defense, and Labor and of the Peace Corps. We have also shared this plan with the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator and the U.S. Global Malaria Coordinator. We look forward to continued engagement among the agencies, Congress, and other key stakeholders around the world as we implement this plan during FY 2018.

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