WHO internal and external audit reports: progress report for the African Region

Abstract

1. Following the report of the Fifty-seventh session of the Regional Committee in Brazzaville in August 2007 to regularly update its Members on progress made in mitigating risks and addressing internal and external audit recommendations, this information document serves to provide such an update on the status of internal and external audit recommendations and on the next steps. 2. Since the last meeting of the Regional Committee in September 2009, two internal audits have been conducted – one at the WHO Country Office in Zambia and the other at the Regional Office in Brazzaville. No external audit was conducted during the period. 3. Recommendations from four outstanding internal audit reports,1 two performance audits2 and five oversight reports3 are currently being reviewed by the respective country offices and the Divisions at the Regional Office. In addition, ten outstanding external audit recommendations relating to external audits conducted in 2008 are under review by both the Country Office in Nigeria and the Regional Office.