Nigeria, Nov. 11 -- The funds, comprising $1.8 billion from the Global Fund and $2.8 billion from USAID, were intended to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, as well as to strengthen Nigeria's health systems.

The hearing comes at a critical time as Nigeria faces multiple health system challenges, including overstretched primary care, drug stock-outs, and uneven access to treatment across states.

Despite billions in donor funding, mortality rates from preventable diseases remain high in several regions, highlighting gaps in governance, fund leakages, and delays in programme implementation.

Declaring the hearing open in Abuja on Monday, Chairman of the House Committee on Infectious Diseases, Amobi Ogah, said the probe aims to unc...