Monday, December 21, 2020

Corruption impacts healthcare / Myanmar ACC complaints / Tackling infrastructure corruption

The Ignored Pandemic Behind COVID-19: the Impact of Corruption on Healthcare Service Delivery (Publication).  “This paper brings together worldwide evidence of six key corruption manifestations at the point of service delivery: informal payments from patients; embezzlement and theft; absenteeism; corrupt service provision activities, such as overcharging and false treatment reimbursement claims; favouritism; and manipulation of data.”

Transparency International: http://ti-health.org/content/corruption-covid-19-coronavirus-health-delivery/

 

Anti-Corruption Commission receives over 5,000 complaint letters as of November 2020.  “Myanmar Anti-Corruption Commission received more than 5,000 complaint letters in eleven months of 2020, which is the lowest number of letters in three years…the anti-corruption commission received 10,543 complaint letters in 2018 and 9,394 letters in 2019 across the country.”

The Global New Light of Myanmar: https://www.gnlm.com.mm/anti-corruption-commission-receives-over-5000-complaint-letters-as-of-november-2020/  

 

As countries sit on shaky foundations, tackling corruption in infrastructure is key (Blog).  “We present three case study examples of strategies to mitigate corruption risks…First, the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative (CoST) offers a multi-stakeholder approach to strengthening governance in the infrastructure sector through improved transparency, stakeholder engagement and accountability…Second, Public-private partnership (PPP) renegotiation of infrastructure projects…The third case examines…Open Contracting”

Ian Hawkesworth/World Bank: https://blogs.worldbank.org/governance/countries-sit-shaky-foundations-tackling-corruption-infrastructure-key  

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