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The influence of corruption and governance in the delivery of frontline health care services in the public sector: a scoping review of current and future prospects in low and middle-income countries of south and south-east Asia

Authors: Nahitun Naher, Roksana Hoque, Muhammad Shaikh Hassan, Dina Balabanova, Alayne M. Adams, Syed Masud Ahmed

Publication date: July 2020

The dynamic intersection of a pluralistic health system, large informal sector, and poor regulatory environment have provided conditions favourable for ‘corruption’ in the LMICs of ...

How do Nigerian newspapers report corruption in the health system?

Authors: Mohammed Abba-Aji, Dina Balabanova, Eleanor Hutchinson, Martin McKee

Publication date: March 2020

Nigeria has a huge burden of corruption, with the health system especially vulnerable. The media can play a role in tackling it, by shaping the ...

Where Do We Start? Building Consensus on Drivers of Health Sector Corruption in Nigeria and Ways to Address It

Authors: Obinna Onwujekwe, Charles Orjiakor, Eleanor Hutchinson, Martin McKee, Prince Agwu, Chinyere Mbachu, Pamela Ogbozor, Uche Obi, Aloysius Odii, Hyacinth Ichoku, Dina Balabanova

Publication date: December 2019

Corruption is widespread in Nigeria’s health sector but the reasons why it exists and persists are poorly understood and it is often seen as intractable. ...

Exploring health-sector absenteeism and feasible solutions: evidence from the primary healthcare level in Enugu, South East Nigeria

Authors: Obinna Onwujekwe, Aloysius Odii, Prince Agwu, Charles Orjiakor, Pamela Ogbozor, Eleanor Hutchinson, Martin McKee, Pallavi Roy, Uche Obi, Chinyere Onalu, Dina Balabanova

Publication date: September 2019

Many studies have found that absenteeism undermines the effective delivery of healthcare. However, most studies focus on high-income countries. Low-income countries have been largely ignored in ...

Corruption in Anglophone West Africa health systems: a systematic review of its different variants and the factors that sustain them

Authors: Obinna Onwujekwe, Prince Agwu, Charles Orjiakor, Martin McKee, Eleanor Hutchinson, Chinyere Mbachu, Aloysius Odii, Pamela Ogbozor, Uche Obi, Hyacinth Ichoku, Dina Balabanova

Publication date: July 2019

West African countries are ranked especially low in global corruption perception indexes. The health sector is often singled out for particular concern given the role ...

What drives health workers to break the rules and use public resources for private gain? A review of the literature on sub-Saharan Africa

Authors: Eleanor Hutchinson, Martin McKee, Dina Balabanova

Publication date: May 2019

The health sector has long been identified as being one of the most corrupt in high-, middle- and low-income countries. It faces particular challenges given ...

We Need to Talk About Corruption in Health Systems

Authors: Eleanor Hutchinson, Dina Balabanova, Martin McKee

Publication date: December 2018

Editorial, International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 22 December 2018 The health sector consistently appears prominently in surveys of perceived corruption, with considerable evidence that ...

Strengthening accountability for better health outcomes through understanding health system bottlenecks: insights from Tanzania

Authors: Masuma Mamdani, Hadija Kweka, Peter Binyaruka, Mary Ramesh, Ntuli Kapologwe, Eleanor Hutchinson, Dina Balabanova, Antonio Andreoni

Publication date: November 2018

Tanzania’s public health system is stretched: financing is fragmented and reliant on external support, with increasing out-of-pocket payments; worker motivation is low, coupled with severe ...

Corruption in the health sector in Anglophone West Africa: Common forms of corruption and mitigation strategies

Authors: Obinna Onwujekwe, Prince Agwu, Charles Orjiakor, Chinyere Mbachu, Eleanor Hutchinson, Aloysius Odii, Uche Obi, Adaobi Ogbozor, Hyacinth Ichoku, Martin McKee, Dina Balabanova

Publication date: September 2018

In West Africa, corruption features across sectors, including health, where it can undermine the delivery of care, exacerbate health inequities and can mean the difference ...

Irregularities, informal practices, and the motivation of frontline healthcare providers in Bangladesh: Current scenario and future perspectives towards achieving universal health coverage by 2030

Authors: Nahitun Naher, Muhammad Shaikh Hassan, Roksana Hoque, Nadia Alamgir, Syed Masud Ahmed

Publication date: July 2018

In this first Working Paper from the SOAS-ACE health research project in Bangladesh, the authors review the literature on corruption and irregularities in the Bangladeshi ...