Abuja | 4–8 May 2026 — A five-day in-country workshop is bringing together auditors and technical experts to strengthen programmatic audit capacity and improve oversight of public funds.
The Global Fund, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and AFROSAI-E have formalised deeper collaboration through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) designed to reinforce external oversight systems for public funds and strengthen the capacity of Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) across member countries.
Against a backdrop of significant investment in Nigeria by both Gavi and the Global Fund, the Abuja workshop is intended to scale up the number of auditors who can conduct programmatic audits and expand the pool of trainers who will support future audits, thereby helping maintain continuity even when staffing changes occur.
What the workshop will deliver
- Train 100 SAI auditors to perform programmatic audits.
- Review programmatic audits conducted using the toolkit.
- Identify gaps in applying the toolkit and aligning it with the methodology.
- Develop recommendations to address the gaps identified.
Subject matter experts from Tanzania, Liberia and Zambia are participating alongside in-country counterparts, reflecting a mix of countries that have received programmatic audit training from Gavi, Aidspan and AFROSAI-E at varying levels.
By building practical audit skills and strengthening oversight, partners hope to support a longer-term shift toward having more Global Fund and Gavi grants managed through national public financial management systems, while safeguarding accountability for results.
