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Lack of medical staff in Baghdad and provinces  

Iraq suffers from generally law numbers of medical staff compared to neighboring countries where the ratio is 6 doctors per ten thousand citizens where as 20 doctors for the same number in Jordan according to report issued by the World Health Organization.This the specialized audit body of BSA, which has audited the work of Ministry Of Health mentioned in its report. The report clarified also the defects in medical equipment departments and the lack of spare parts for maintenance, in addition to the appointment of 500 employees of illusory names in Basra Health Department. 

Manufacturing of local drugs without laboratory analysis procedure
Its appeared that some of the contracting companies with general company for pharmaceutical industry in Samara for providing medicine imports these material from non-origin country that agreed upon in the contract, in addition some private drugs manufacture, which privileged by the company manufactures some drugs on the contrary to the validity conditions and without doing necessary laboratory analysis which reflected negatively on the health and life of citizen.This what specialized audit body of examination and audit from BSA, mentioned in its report.
The report showed significant drop in actual production compared to the available energies by zero-78% and there are more than 52 tons of necessary raw materials to product medicine were spoiled which equal the amount of (7) million diners in addition to product of medicine without the necessary need in the local markets where the stored value of the total production has more than 11 eleven million and no take necessary action regarding taken its marketing.

The percentage of the company's production of the mechanical industries / Alexandria in decreased
 The deadlock in the production line of bolts and Alsamullac continued in the General Company for Mechanical Industries /Alexandria due to lack in the imported spare parts according to the report of  specialized body which subordinate to the BSA. The report also said the company's marketing plan in decrease where the rate increase from 8 to 54%. The management couldn't market the stagnant ready-production since 2005. The product amounted to 52.183 as finished items and agricultural tools since 1995 have not been sold because of the high prices compared with prices prevailing in local markets.

The staff in the BSA elected the members of the administrative associate for the Assembly of Housing BSA staff
In the presence of Dr. Abdul Basit Turki Saeed, the President of the BSA, the senior staff and the staff of the board, elections for members of the members of the administrative associate and the committee of monitors for the Assembly of Housing BSA staff was held on Tuesday 25/5/2010. It is worth to mention that the BSA has worked hard to provide decent housing for its staff and was able to obtain the approvals on 170 Acres to build a residential complex for its staff in the best modern standards. The election process has been took place with a complete transparency to select of five candidates for membership of the governing body of the Assembly.

A seminar in BSA about mechanism of immunity to Iraqi funds abroad
A seminar held by Dr. Abdul Basit T Saeed president of BSA, chairman of Iraqi committee of financial experts was attended by senior staff and chiefs of auditors in BSA to have an idea of the latest developments of BSA's and Iraqi committee of financial experts' work due to the interdependence of their actions. A chronological preview about security council resolutions from 2003 to 2009 concerning establishment of IAMB (International Advisory and Monitoring Board ) was presented in the seminar to supervise the revenues and expenditures of Iraqi public funds derived from production and exportation of petroleum and petroleum products deposited in an account opened in the federal reserve bank  of New York in the name of DFI . This account has been awarded an international immunity, so as not to be liable to seizure or forfeiture as a result of the decisions of international tribunals. Iraqi committee of financial expert was established in April, 1,2007 to work together with advisory and monitoring . International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB) recognized through the last three years within minutes of its meetings and within press declaration the efficiency of committee of financial experts and their ability to replace the board in monitoring DFI.Resolution No. 1905 in December 2009 included a request to the UN Security Council by the Government of Iraq of an alternative mechanism to transfer missions of IAMB (International Advisory and Monitoring Board) to Iraqi committee of financial experts.

The seminar also included a discussion of the circumstances that can cope with the transition from the Development Fund for Iraq to an alternative system which may endanger the Iraqi money to lose international immunity and consequently it would be retained. They discussed also the suggested mechanisms to insure immunity to Iraqi funds abroad, the role of international organization and United States in that. In addition to Iraqi government's effort to settle debts owed by Iraq during the period of previous regime and the successes achieved with the Paris Club countries to achieve a settlement of more than $ 51 billion of total debt and also reach to adjustments with creditor countries outside the Paris Club in accordance with terms similar to the Paris Club countries with the exception of 13 countries, including the Gulf Cooperation Council. The Government of Iraq confirmed its obligation to settle the entire debts and the demands inherited from the former regime to be adjusted and addressed.

State company for manufacturing glass and ceramics caused a deficit of ten billion dinars
State company for manufacturing glass and ceramics caused a deficit of (10561) ten billion and five hundred and sixty one million Iraqi dinar due to suspension of production lines of glass panels , glassware , silicate and wall bricks) although the ministry has obtained a grant by the ministry of finance of (2,3) billion ID for the commission of reconstructing Anbar governorate . This was included in the agenda of BSA meeting in BSA headquarter to discuss some financial statements including the financial statements of state company for manufacturing glass and ceramics in Ramadi.

Spoiled food in Wasit markets
The report of the Board of Supreme Audit's body specialized in auditing the environmental affairs specified that there are expired food in Wasit provision's markets which had been returned from the sanitary landfill, which means that there is no control on the sanitary landfill from abusers who return these food to the markets.Also the report referred that the medical waste have not been isolated in most of the healthy institutions, and the liquid waste and sewages are drained without treatment to the rivers directly. As well as using the gas oil by the owners of the tile factory instead of using the clean fuel which effect on the environment and breach the environmental legislations. 

The Council of Ministries ordered the ministries not to award the bodies of Board of Supreme Audit
 The secretariat of the council of ministries issued a circulation to all ministries and the parties not related to a ministry directing not to submit financial awards to the bodies of the Board of Supreme Audit existed in their offices. This circulation is issued according to the Board of Supreme Audit's request to preserve the professionalism and neutralism of the Board work. In exceptional situation that deems awarding, it is necessary to obtain the secretariat of the council of miniseries' approval exclusively.

The Board of Supreme Audit disclose the pause of the sulfur production in Al-Mishraq
The Audit Council hold its seventeenth meeting for 2010. The session included a discussion the financial statements of the state company of Al-Mishraq sulfur for 2009 wherein the auditing report indicated the continuous pause of the basic production lines in the factories of this company, and some of these lines have not been renovated or rehabilitated since 2002. The report referred that there is no effective plan to market the remained stored sulfur in the company from the previous years, whereas the company's sales for 2009 decreased 99% from the sales of 2008. The council also discussed in its session the auditing reports of Salah Al-Deen municipalities and numbers of contracts of the ministries of Oil, Interior and Culture, in addition to the late accounts of the Ministry of Health.

The eighty third anniversary of establishing the Board of Supreme Audit
The eighty third anniversary of establishing the Board of Supreme Audit was on Tuesday 9th of March 2010. The date of the establishment of this year was simultaneous with the public elections which were the greatest celebration for Iraqis to establish and build their new state basis on sound and democratic standards. In this occasion, the Board of Supreme Audit promises all Iraqis that it will be the supervisor on the public money for sound building of new Iraq basis on the sound  integrity and financial , administrative performance standards in all the State.

Board of Supreme Audit participate in the anti-corruption conference in Doha      
Dr .Abdul Basit Turki Saeed , president of the Board of Supreme Audit presided delegation from the board experts to participate in the member states conference in UN convention on anti corruption which held in Doha from 9- 13 /11/2009. Dr. Abdul Basit Turki Saeed, president of the board of supreme audit opened on Sunday 22/11/2009 the first book gallery at the board headquarter participating with Al-Dictoor Dar for sciences (for printing & issuing), this gallery is continuing opened until 26/11/2009 which have set of specialization books in the accounting, auditing, and economy fields, also books concerning the field of literature, arts, and history.   

Board of Supreme Audit recover more than one billion dinars wasted for the account of Iraqi company of land transportation
When auditing the accounts and activities of Iraqi company of land transportation , the audit body non-registered amounts were detected in the company records concerning transportation revenues for the governmental offices received by the private sector transportation companies, in addition to state taxable shares of these processes that have not been fulfilled as income of transporting intersection audit with other departments to count and collect those revenues unknown to the state company , these dues revenues have been recovered for the benefit of state company amounted   (1083394194) and received then by the mixed Iraqi company for the land transportation . 
An extended meeting attended by the president of the board of supreme audit Dr .Abdul basit Turkey Saeed  ,senior body's chiefs, chiefs of financial audit bodies and their assistants ,senior financial auditors of  higher education was held on Thursday to study the opinion and proposals of the participants to enhance work mechanism of BSA starting to discuss current mechanism ,defects and  suggestions to develop administrative and technical perspectives of the work  , also promotion mechanisms which is adopted by B.S.A currently  in the board and proper alternatives thereof   . This is as the first step after renovation to his presidency Dr. Abdul Basit  for new five years to develop work of B.S.A to carry out its functions comprehensively .

Results of auditing & controlling works on accounts of Kirkuk Treasury Directorate
Board of Supreme Audit held the (60)sixty session of financial control council , to discuss the reports of auditing bodies in the ministries . These reports included  results of controlling & auditing works on accounts of Kirkuk Treasury Directorate for the year ended 31/12/2008. The council's members indicated some notices such as exaggeration of many purchases prices bought by Kirkuk Traffic Directorate .

The Board of Supreme Audit held the sixty session of financial control council for discussing the reports of  bodies in the ministries .
The Board of Supreme Audit held the (60)sixty session of financial control council in the headquarter  of Board of Supreme Audit in order to discuss the reports of auditing bodies in  ministries .These reports included financial data for the state company of agriculture supplies  for the year ended 31/12/2008 and the member's council indicated their significant cautions and notices about agricultural herbicide , funds for supporting farmers , fixed assets and money. 

Iraq is a Member in ASOSAI  Governing Council
Board of Supreme Audit (B.S.A) wined the membership of ASOSAI Governing Council in meeting 11th of General Assembly   held in Islam Abad ( Pakistan ) in 8-16 /10/2009 . This success is the first one in the B.S.A ' history in Iraq since the establishment of ASOSAI  .

Council of Ministers issued the following Dewan Order
According to the president of supreme judiciary council' submission , we decided to extend the duration of (Dr. Abdul Basit T. Sa'eed ) in the position of the president of the Board of Supreme Audit for five years as of 14/ 10/2009 .

BSA Elected member of INTOSAI anti corruption and money laundering
INTOSAI elected the  Board of Supreme Audit as a member of the committee of anti corruption and money laundering during the meeting held in Jakarta from 14 to 16 July 2009.

Board of Supreme Audit discuss Kurdistan region revenues
A Board's team of experts , accountants and auditors headed by Dr. Abdulbasit Turki Saeed discusseswith the officials of the government of the region, the results of auditing the accounts of the region from 2004 to 2008 . the team also studies identifying the region's share of the federal budget for those years.

President of the Board of Supreme Audit Dr. Abdul basit Turki Saeed meet Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction
President of the Board of Supreme Audit, Dr. Abdulbasit Turki Saeed, met Mr. Stewart Boene, the  Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, and they discussed auditing the projects of memorandum of understanding signed between the council of ministers  supreme reconstruction council and the multinational forces. They also discussed the resolution of  the Federal Court of Appeals concerning reactivating the lawsuit of misuse of Iraqi funds even during the tenure of the civil governor.

 Ninety One Billion Iraqi Dinars in Custody of Ninawa Provisional Council
BSA discussed financial statements of many ministries and provisions including those of Ninawa for 2009 where the report of the body specialized with auditing Ninawa provision’s accounts showed that (ninety one billion and fifty one million Iraqi Dinars) in the custody of X- members of Ninawa Provisional Council who were sentenced by court because of the above mentioned sum without clearing the suspended advances. The provisional Council did not file civil proceedings to regain the sum. 

  Iraqis Receives Auditing Oil Revenues
United Press International reporter mentioned that the council entrusted by UN to audit Iraq oil revenues is ready to deliver its tasks to an Iraqi team.IAMB of DFI entrusted to audit Iraq oil revenues declared in a press release in 27 October, that it is ready to deliver supervision on DFI to COFE in Iraq as it approaches the end of its mission by the end of 2008 and the Iraqi government will be informed in case the extension of decision No.1790.UN established IAMB of DFI to be a monitor on the Fund where all Iraqi oil revenues and funds remained from FOOD for oil program in addition to other assets are deposited.  

Contracting Breaching in North Refinery Companies (NRC)
BSA (Board of Supreme Audit) held in the headquarter discussed the financial statements of 2009 of the NRC. The report presented to the specialized body stated the breaching of NRC the instructions of executing the governmental contracts some contractings to unqualified companies with history of problems with NRC itself that led to delaying some projects. In addition to some heavy duty out of work machines, unsuitable stores for stationary and chemicals where (1273) tons of chemicals were found stored haphazardly violating chemical storing instructions. Also, production dropping of many basic products for 2009 comparing to 2008 rating from 2010% and there are trespassing on the company properties and no necessary actions were taken to clear them out and make them useful.The Board also discussed the financial statements for 2009 of the State Company of Drug Industry in Ninawa where the report of the specialized audit body showed the dropping current revenues of the company because of the weak marketing plan comparing to accumulated production plan of material and drugs not wanted by the ministry of Health and not in boom in the markets consequently, they’re expired and received by the ministry.