Two prominent U.S. senators have called on the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Inspector General to conduct an inquiry into USAID’s largest-ever contract, a $9.5 billion project managed by Chemonics International.

Information we have received indicates that disruptions with the supply chain as a result of unsatisfactory performance by the contractor are so serious that the life and health of millions of people may be at risk in the countries that receive U.S. assistance through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the President’s Malaria Initiative, and other health programs.

Senators Bob Corker and Jeff Flake, both Republicans and chairs of the Committee on Foreign Relations and Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy respectively, sent a letter Tuesday, which Devex obtained, to Ann Calvaresi Barr, USAID’s inspector general. The senators outlined their “great concerns” about the performance of the “Global Health Supply Chain – Procurement Supply Management” project. They requested that the development watchdog initiate work on the supply chain project and report back to the Foreign Relations committee with their findings.

Read the full article on examining the health supply chain project by Michael Igoe at Devex International Development