Anti-corruption in global health systems: using key informant interviews to explore anti-corruption, accountability and transparency in international health organisations.

ABSTRACT: Corruption undermines the quality of healthcare and leads to inequitable access to essential health products. WHO, Global Fund, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and World Bank are engaged in anti-corruption in health sectors globally. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, weakened health systems and overlooked regulatory processes have increased corruption risks. The objective of this study is thus to explore the strengths and weaknesses of these organisations' anti-corruption mechanisms and their trajectories since the pandemic began. 25 semistructured key informant interviews with a total of 27 participants were conducted via Zoom between April and July 2021 with informants from WHO, World Bank, Global Fund and UNDP, other non-governmental organisations involved in anti-corruption

SUBMITTER: Gorodensky A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9772658 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature