Patient groups are essential to understanding the value of medicines, but NICE must improve its disclosure practices for conflicts of interest to ensure credibility and impartiality, write Iva Parvanova, Arianna Gentilini, and colleagues Since its creation, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has committed to including patient and public perspectives to fully...
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...
