Joint Report on the Results of the Parallel Performance Audit – Prevention and Treatment of Tuberculosis 2021
Report ID: 383
Tuberculosis is one of the most dangerous and widespread infectious diseases worldwide.1 According to the World Health Organization (WHO) data of 2018, about 10 million people worldwide were infected with tuberculosis, of which 1.5 million died. The fight against tuberculosis is a challenge for humanity. This disease mostly affects low-income vulnerable groups and increases inequality in society. Therefore, the fight against tuberculosis is one of the important components of the sustainable development goals.
Along with other United Nations countries, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Ukraine share the SDG objectives, including eradication of Tuberculosis by 2030 and considering, among others, that the prevalence of tuberculosis in these countries is still high compared to many European countries and the significant potential for improvement, the SAIs of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Ukraine decided to carry out a cooperative audit on this topic. The framework for their cooperation was the “Common position paper concerning the cooperation”, signed in Kyiv October, 2019.
The audit placed a particular emphasis on auditing government policies and measures to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 3- Health and Well-being, related with early detection and preventive measures of TB; as well as proper treatment of TB infected patients.
This international parallel audit was carried out as part of the activities of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), supported via the EaPRF – Project “Strengthening the capacity of Supreme Audit Institutions (SAI) in the Eastern Partnership countries to monitor the achievement of Agenda 2030 objectives.” The project was aimed to strengthen the capacities of SAIs of the Eastern Partnership countries in the application of International Standards of Supreme Audit Institutions (ISSAIs) for Performance Auditing and implement the parallel performance audit on Prevention and Treatment of Tuberculosis.
The project created opportunities for participants to share different experiences and practices through-out the audit process as well as offered blended (trainings, workshops, online conferences) learning formats for participant SAIs on performance audit practices.
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