Global Fund cancels $574 mln for fighting AIDS in Malawi

By Mabvuto Banda LILONGWE (Reuters) - The Global Fund has cancelled $574 million in grants to Malawi for fighting AIDS and asked for a $6.4 million refund over allegations of financial mismanagement, the health minister said on Wednesday. Jean Kalilani said the Global Fund asked for the refund after the ministry of health and the National Aids Commission (NAC) allegedly bought vehicles that were not budgeted for. NAC is a public trust meant to spearhead a national response to HIV/Aids, a pandemi