"The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said in a statement Thursday that its board had terminated the employment of Inspector General John Parsons 'after a careful review of his performance, which was found to be unsatisfactory,'" the Associated Press reports (11/15). "The decision ... , which was effective immediately, was based on a review by the board, an independent external peer review of the audit function, and a report by the group's audit and ethics committee," Reuters notes (Nebehay, 11/15). In a statement, the Global Fund said, "The Board confirms its full support for an independent and strong Office of the Inspector General." The statement continues, "The Board said that it recognized the need to maintain continuity in the work of the audits and investigations currently underway, while the Global Fund conducts a search for a new Inspector General." That process is expected to take about six months, and an interim Inspector General will be appointed soon, according to the statement (11/15).