Audit of USAID/Regional Development Mission for Asia’s Greater Mekong Subregion Malaria Control Project

USAID/Regional Development Mission for Asia require University Research Co. to conduct an analysis of the project's reported data, and, based on the results, include strategic information in the progress reports.

USAID/Regional Development Mission for Asia determine whether more frequent reporting of the project's progress is required for better management, and, if necessary, amend the reporting requirement in the cooperative agreement accordingly.

USAID/Regional Development Mission for Asia require University Research Co. to establish access security controls in its project management information system to prevent unauthorized access.

USAID/Regional Development Mission for Asia require University Research Co. to implement a plan to improve the project's monitoring, evaluation, and reporting systems.

USAID/Regional Development Mission for Asia conduct a comprehensive data quality assessment for the CAP-Malaria project that includes detailed testing of data in Burma and Thailand.

USAID/Regional Development Mission for Asia verify and document whether University Research Co. has taken adequate corrective actions to address the recommendations of the previous data quality assessments conducted on the CAP-Malaria project in Cambodia.

USAID/Regional Development Mission for Asia require University Research Co. to strengthen the staffing capacity of its monitoring and evaluation teams and field offices for the project to enable adequate data verification before submission to the mission.

USAID/Regional Development Mission for Asia and its counterparts at USAID missions in Burma and Cambodia conduct and document an assessment of the regional component of the project to define roles and responsibilities of each mission.

USAID/Regional Development Mission for Asia determine and document whether amendments to the cooperative agreement are necessary to change the project description and reporting requirements, and, if needed, make any required changes.

USAID/Regional Development Mission for Asia require University Research Co. to complete the sustainability and exit plan for the CAP-Malaria project as stated in the implementation plan of the cooperative agreement.

USAID/Regional Development Mission for Asia require University Research Co. to conduct a gender analysis and internal gender audits for Burma, Cambodia, and Thailand as stated in the cooperative agreement.

USAID/Regional Development Mission for Asia implement a mission order requiring the deliverables of all mission projects to be tracked so the incoming agreement officer's and contracting officer's representatives will have the most updated information for project management.