Corruption in the health sector
Links to relevant websites
DfID
Health Resource Centre
The DFID Health Resource Centre is an international consortium funded
by DFID to provide top quality advice and expertise in public health and
health systems in low and middle income countries. The HRC provides access
to technical assistance, knowledge and information in support of pro-poor
health policies, financing and services for the Department for International
Development (DFID) and its partners. The HRC works with national, regional
and international initiatives in support of health systems capacity to
deliver affordable health services to poor people in developing countries.
The Network
on Equity in Health in Southern Africa
EQUINET's work covers a wide range of areas identified as priorities for
health equity, within the political economy of health, health services
and inputs to health, covered in the theme areas shown on the site. EQUINET
is governed by a steering committee with representatives from fourteen
institutions in southern Africa and is co-ordinated at the Training and
Research Support Centre Zimbabwe
World
Bank Health, Nutrition & Population Page
Resource aimed at policymakers, managers and researchers involved in health
sector reform in developing countries, providing information resources,
training materials, and interactive features to allow users to find targeted
information and global expertise on the economics, policy strategy and
implementation of health sector reform. HPN also provides distance learning
courses for healthcare managers, analysts and decision makers who want
to learn more about the economics and financing of health care delivery.
CORIS
CORISweb is Transparency International's (TI) Corruption Online Research
and Information System, a portal, which provides all those with an interest
in anti-corruption and governance issues with easy access to high quality,
processed information. CORISweb provides an alternative way to disseminate
the vast amount of information available though thematic and country pages.
Thematic pages are edited and dynamically generated and offer the latest
and best knowledge on a selection of themes related to corruption. These
include access to information, international anti-corruption conventions,
corruption in the health care sector, and corruption and education.
Id21 development
research - Health
This site provides a searchable database of concise, easy-to-read
summaries of research relevant to health policy in developing countries.
A wide range of subjects is covered, including health sector reform,
maternal and child health, sexual and reproductive health, disease
and disability, and environmental health. id21 Health also offers
this information in a free email newsletter, 'id21HealthNews', for
those with limited internet access.
International
Budget Project
The International Budget Project assists non-governmental organizations
(NGOs) and researchers in their efforts both to analyze budget policies
and to improve budget processes and institutions. The Project is especially
interested in assisting with applied research that is of use in ongoing
policy debates and with research on the effects of budget policies
on the poor. The Project works primarily with researchers and NGOs
in developing countries or new democracies.
Healthlink
Worldwide
[formerly Appropriate Health Resources and Technologies Action Group
(AHRTAG)]
NGO aiming to strengthen primary health care, disability services
and community based rehabilitation in the South by maximising the
use and impact of information, providing training and resources and
actively supporting the capacity building of partner organisations.
Supports the development of information services in the South, and
undertakes consultancy work on request. Operates a library and information
service, open to public on appointment.
Management Sciences
for Health (MSH)
MSH is a non-profit, educational and scientific organisation working to
close the gap between knowledge and action in public health. Since 1971
MSH has worked with decision makers to improve the management of and access
to critical health services such as primary health care, child survival,
maternity and child health, family planning, and reproductive health.
Experiences are shared via technical assistance, training, applied research,
publications and fellowships. MSH's
International Drug Price Indicator Guide is available online. This
resource allows procurement agents to compare the prices of their vendors
to prices available on the international market, allowing greater transparency
in the drug procurement process.
SHARED
(Scientists
for health and research development)
Database of projects, people and organisations. This web site aims
at linking scientific activities (research and international networking)
with implementation activities (health intervention projects, national
health information systems and health care systems).
Partners for Health
reform plus
The Partners for Health Reform plus (PHRplus) project is the U.S. Agency
for International Development's flagship project in health policy and
systems strengthening. The contractor responsible for the PHRplus project
is Abt Associates, Inc., a social science policy and research firm. USAID
looks to PHRplus to provide technical assistance in health care reform,
health policy, management, health financing, and systems strengthening.
This project maintains close working relationships with NGOs and USAID
cooperating agencies, international and developing country partner organizations,
including the World Bank, WHO, UNICEF, bilateral donors, PVOs, foundations,
universities, and host country government agencies. One division of the
project works specifically on National Health Accounts data, an important
source of information for improving government accountability in use of
funds according to stated objectives. Partner web links include:
DELIVER Project
The Deliver project is also funded by the U.S. Agency for International
Development. The purpose of the project is to ensure secure supplies of
contraceptives and other essential drugs. The project provides assistance
with policy formulation, quantification of needs, and design and implementation
of management systems for drug procurement, storage, and distribution.
Special tools have been adapted to the logistics system needs of HIV-AIDS
programs.
Accountability
and Transparency for Health
Work by anticorruption and health expert Taryn Vian and her colleagues
at the Boston University School of Public Health can be found on this
web site.
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Approaches to corruption in drug management| SPOTLIGHT |
Review of corruption in the health sector:
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Governance
and Corruption in Public Health Care Systems This excellent working paper looks at factual evidence to describe the main challenges facing health care delivery in developing countries, including absenteeism, corruption, informal payments, and mismanagement. The author concludes that good governance is important in ensuring effective health care delivery, and that returns to investments in health are low where governance issues are not addressed. The paper provides policy options for promoting better governance. |