International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

It Will Take a Global Movement to Curb Corruption in Health Systems; Comment on “We Need to Talk About Corruption in Health Systems”

Document Type : Commentary

Author
Margot I. Witvliet
Department of Sociology, Social Work and Criminal Justice, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, USA
10.15171/ijhpm.2019.58
Abstract
Corruption in health systems is a problem around the world. Prior research consistently shows that corruption is detrimental to population health. Yet public health professionals are slow to address this complicated issue on a global scale. In the editorial entitled “We Need to Talk About Corruption in Health Systems” concern with the general lack of discourse on this topic amongst health professionals is highlighted. In this invited commentary three contributing factors that hamper public dialogue on corruption are discussed. These include (i) corrupt acts are often not illegal, (ii) government and medical professionals continued acceptance of corruption in the health systems, and (iii) lack of awareness within the general public on the extent of the problem. It is advocated that a global movement that is fully inclusive needs to occur to eradicate corruption.
Keywords
Corruption
Global Governance
Health Systems
Healthcare
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International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Volume 8, Issue 11
November 2019
Pages 662-664

  • Received Date 08 May 2019
  • Revised Date 10 July 2019
  • Accepted Date 10 July 2019
  • First Published Date 01 November 2019
  • Published Date 01 November 2019