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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Performance Audit: The effectiveness of plastic waste management in Malta

Report ID: 408

Este Informe forma parte de una iniciativa de auditoría cooperativa emprendida conjuntamente con otras 11 Entidades Fiscalizadoras Estatales (EFS) europeas bajo los auspicios del Grupo de Trabajo sobre Auditoría Ambiental de la Organización Europea de Entidades Fiscalizadoras Superiores (EUROSAI WGEA). El informe concluye que Malta se está quedando atrás en el logro de los objetivos de gestión de residuos nacionales y de la Unión Europea (UE), incluidos los relacionados con los residuos plásticos. Las prácticas inadecuadas de separación de residuos en la fuente dan como resultado que los residuos potencialmente reciclables se depositen en vertederos. El gobierno está asignando una subvención anual a WasteServ, que en 2019 ascendió a 33 millones de euros, que incluye la financiación de acuerdos de compensación entre WasteServ y los dos planes locales de recuperación de residuos de envases, que no reflejan los costos reales incurridos. Es más, Las tasas de vertedero cobradas por WasteServ a 20 € por tonelada no reflejan los costes reales, que se estiman en 74 € por tonelada. El reciente colapso del mercado de reciclables y las dificultades operativas provocadas por el incidente en la Planta de Tratamiento de Residuos de Sant' Antnin en 2017 significaron que los ingresos de WasteServ disminuyeron desproporcionadamente, impidiendo la recuperación de sus costos de tratamiento de residuos. El gobierno reconoce las preocupaciones en el área de la gestión de residuos y ha habido un fuerte compromiso político para asignar alrededor de 500 millones de euros para ampliar y mejorar las instalaciones de tratamiento de residuos de Malta. Esta inversión se complementará con una mayor adopción de los principios de la economía circular. NAO cree que los riesgos para la salud y el medio ambiente del plástico solo pueden mitigarse mediante un esfuerzo conjunto de todas las partes interesadas,