International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

High Stakes Require More Than Just Talk: What to Do About Corruption in Health Systems; Comment on “We Need to Talk About Corruption in Health Systems”

Document Type : Commentary

Author
Taryn Vian
School of Nursing and Health Professions, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
10.15171/ijhpm.2019.33
Abstract
Reluctance to talk about corruption is an important barrier to action. Yet the stakes of not addressing corruption in the health sector are higher than ever. Corruption includes wrongdoing by individuals, but it is also a problem of weak institutions captured by political interests, and underfunded, unreliable administrative systems and healthcare delivery models. We urgently need to focus on corruption as a health systems problem. In addition to supporting research to better understand the context and implications of corruption in health systems, this article suggests actions that public health professionals can do now to fight corruption.
Keywords
Risk Assessment
Anti-corruption
Accountability
Transparency
Subjects
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International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Volume 8, Issue 8
August 2019
Pages 505-507

  • Received Date 29 April 2019
  • Revised Date 13 May 2019
  • Accepted Date 14 May 2019
  • First Published Date 01 August 2019
  • Published Date 01 August 2019