In 2016, Chemonics International began implementing the largest contract in USAID history — a $9.5 billion agreement to deliver lifesaving health supplies to millions of people in more than 50 countries. A year into the project, on-time delivery rates for the health supplies — from condoms to HIV treatments — dropped as low as seven percent.
Devex first reported the story back in August, and ongoing coverage detailing the significant operational failures involved in the contract have resulted in calls for congressional hearings, a renewed focus on USAID procurement reform and a management restructuring of the project at Chemonics.
In an exclusive interview this Thursday, Devex Managing Editor Paul Harris will interview Senior Reporter Michael Igoe, who broke the story for Devex. Join us for an in-depth conversation about our investigation into the project. We’ll explore the structural missteps that led to Chemonics’ problems — and the lessons revealed for both the organizations delivering on these contracts and the agencies that tender them.
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Michael Igoe Senior Correspondent, Devex Michael Igoe is a senior correspondent for Devex. Based in Washington, D.C., he covers U.S. foreign aid and emerging trends in international development and humanitarian policy. Michael draws on his experience as both a journalist and international development practitioner in Central Asia to develop stories from an insider's perspective.
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Paul Harris
Managing Editor, Devex Paul Harris leads the Devex news team as it reports on development issues from all around the world. He has spent more than two decades as a correspondent, editor and newsroom manager for news brands such as Al Jazeera, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, Reuters and the AP. He has covered everything from the civil war in Sierra Leone to South African politics to three U.S. presidential elections. He is the author of two novels.
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