Friday, June 7, 2019

Corruption: The Ignored Pandemic


We are all aware of outbreaks and pandemics such as measles and H1N1 Influenza.  But here is a novel perspective, corruption as an ignored pandemic. 

Corruption includes absenteeism, theft, embezzlement, favoritism and corruption of data. All of this results in decreased access and quality of medical care. Anticorruption measures include top-down control and accountability.

The work by Transparency International brings the global correction phenomenon to light.  Information is available on their website  The press release is available here.

 For the complete report (PDF) click here.