Officials at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria have accused Zimbabwe of misspending $7.3-million the organization gave the country to fight diseases and refusing to return the money when the organization asked to have it back, reports The New York Times.

John Parsons, the nonprofit organization’s inspector general, said Zimbabwe’s actions have jeopardized a $188-million grant the organization was considering for Zimbabwe and have damaged the group’s efforts to expand life-saving treatment throughout Zimbabwe.

Global Fund officials say Zimbabwean financial officials have promised to return the money by Thursday. But Mr. Parsons said Zimbabwean officials also said they had not repaid the money because they did not have enough foreign currency.

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