International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Beyond Talking: We Need Effective Measures to Tackle Systemic Corruption and the Power That Allows It to Persist in Health Systems; A Response to Recent Commentaries

Document Type : Correspondence

Authors
Eleanor Hutchinson 1
Dina Balabanova 1
Martin McKee 2
1 Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
2 Department of Health Systems and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
10.15171/ijhpm.2020.21
Keywords
Corruption
Health Systems
Governance

We were delighted to receive 14 responses to our editorial on corruption in health systems1 and thank the authors for their excellent contributions. It seems that in discussing why health systems researchers are reluctant to discuss corruption, this journal has created a window of opportunity to discuss this neglected topic... (Read more...)

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International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Volume 9, Issue 12
December 2020
Pages 536-538

  • Received Date 02 February 2020
  • Accepted Date 03 February 2020
  • First Published Date 01 December 2020
  • Published Date 01 December 2020