COMBATING HEALTHCARE CORRUPTION AND FRAUD WITH IMPROVED GLOBAL HEALTH GOVERNANCE

Sunday, 7th of September 2014 Print
[source]BMC International Health and Human Rights[|source]

Corruption is a serious threat to global health outcomes, leading to financial waste and adverse health consequences. Yet, forms of corruption impacting global health are endemic worldwide in public and private sectors, and in developed and resource-poor settings alike. Allegations of misuse of funds and fraud in global health initiatives also threaten future investment. Current domestic and sectorial-level responses are fragmented and have been criticized as ineffective.

In order to address this issue, the authors propose a global health governance framework calling for international recognition of “global health corruption” and development of a treaty protocol to combat this vice. More details are accessible at: http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-698X-12-23.pdf

 

ABSTRACT

Corruption is a serious threat to global health outcomes, leading to financial waste and adverse health consequences. Yet, forms of corruption impacting global health are endemic worldwide in public and private sectors, and in developed and resource-poor settings alike. Allegations of misuse of funds and fraud in global health initiatives also threaten future investment. Current domestic and sectorial-level responses are fragmented and have been criticized as ineffective. In order to address this issue, we propose a global health governance framework calling for international recognition of “global health corruption” and development of a treaty protocol to combat this crucial issue.

Special Postings

;

Highly Accessed

Website Views

47360190