Category: HHS Inspector-General

NIH Failed to Monitor EcoHealth Funding, Did Not Understand the Research Being Done: HHS-OIG Report

National Institutes for Health (NIH) officials failed to monitor EcoHealth funding awards properly and thus could not fully understand the research being conducted by the nonprofit at U.S. taxpayers’ expense, according to investigators with the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS-OIG). “Despite identifying potential risks associated with research…


NIH Failed to Monitor EcoHealth Funding, Didn’t Understand the Research Being Done: HHS-OIG Report

National Institutes for Health (NIH) officials failed to monitor EcoHealth funding awards properly and thus couldn’t fully understand the research being conducted by the nonprofit at U.S. taxpayers’ expense, according to investigators with the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS-OIG). “Despite identifying potential risks associated with research being…