When Peru was hit by one of the world’s deadliest Covid outbreaks, patients were being charged up to $21,000 for a hospital bed. Dr Patty Garcia, the country’s former Minister of Health – now a global health researcher – describes how data, education and global partnerships can support her nation in successfully combatting corruption. Dr...
The World Health Assembly is meeting this week to review progress on the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health. Responding, Transparency International Global Health Director Jonathan Cushing said: It is vital that the world’s 1.8 billion young people have access to health care. Yet resources allocated for adolescent health are being misused, leading...
Research Manager Tom Wright shares insights from Uganda demonstrating why effective anti-corruption strategies hinge on understanding where corruption hotspots within systems lie. At the opening of the most recent International Anti-Corruption Conference, held in Washington last December, USAID leader Samantha Power referenced the “$500 billion” lost annually in the health sector due to corruption. This...
2023 marks a moment for reflection and action as we reach the midpoint on the countdown to realising the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. ‘Health for all’, Goal 3, is one of the ambitious commitments countries of the United Nations signed up to in 2015. There remains some road to travel by 2030, with corruption...
Statement
January 26, 2023
With the Ebola outbreak in Uganda declared officially over, there are clear lessons for nations around the world. Responding to the World Health Organisation announcement made earlier this month, Jonathan Cushing, Director of Transparency International Global Health, said: “The successful, rapid response demonstrates Uganda’s capacity to handle disease outbreaks but also the importance of having...
