February 6, 2007

Extravagances at the Global Fund?

Dr. Richard G.A. Feachem, head of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, has used hundreds of thousands of dollars in Fund cash for limousines, cruises and four-star meals, in addition to his $320,000 tax-free salary, according to a report released by the Global Fund's inspector general. Global Fund spokesman Jon Liden countered that the report was inaccurate, although he did not dispute many of the charges.