Humanitarian space and access are being challenged by increased attacks on aid agencies and staff, and theft of supplies and equipment.
Seventeen incidents related to inter-personal conflicts among staff, coping with absenteeism and dealing with issues of staff personal problems, staff misconduct, including theft of supplies, and five incidents focused on dealing with client complaints and managing clinic committees.
Mexicans were quick to denounce the lack of precise forewarning of the Acapulco storm, and then the local theft of relief supplies.
The Red Cross is under intense scrutiny over its response to Hurricane Katrina, including accusations of fraud and theft of relief supplies that volunteers say were ignored for months.
In Venezuela, for example, approximately two-thirds of hospital personnel surveyed were aware of theft of medical supplies and medications [ 10].
Additionally, transparency in pricing can expose irregular price mark-ups, it can assist in the avoidance of drug shortages through accurately forecasting quantities of essential supplies, it can decrease risk of theft or spoilage of supplies, and the purchase of counterfeit drugs can be avoided [ 14].
Wastage (wasted quantities, fraud, theft) of AV drug supplies as high as 25% had little effect on cost-effectiveness of the treat-only option.
In the Dominican Republic, almost one third of total hospital expenditure remains unaccounted for, representing some combination of theft of materials and supplies, diversion of funds and gross mismanagement [ 37].
In Tanzania the anxieties also included workload, as well as being blamed by the community for issues that were out of the providers control - even being accused of theft when supplies ran out - and being overlooked for seminars.
Mr. McCormack of the district attorney's office said of the allegation of theft of time, "The Probation Department supplied proper documentation to show they were taking time they earned".
The report used witness testimonies to document the killing of at least 41 civilians, rape and other sexual violence, kidnapping, and the looting of property (including the theft of medical equipment and other supplies from NGOs).
