International financing organization the Global Fund is ending its North Korea grants for the treatment of tuberculosis and malaria, the group announced in a recent statement.

The group would no longer work on North Korea projects due to concerns that it could not guarantee its in-country resources were being managed correctly, said the group – also known by its full name as the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

“The Global Fund has established robust arrangements to monitor and supervise the grants we make to combat tuberculosis and malaria in DPRK, including a strict zero-cash-advance policy and detailed records on