The Impact of Information and Accountability on Hospital Procurement Corruption in Argentina and Bolivia

William D. Savedoff

Pdf
Link
Project
Share

http://www.u4.no/themes/health/main.cfm

Argentina and Bolivia have both attempted to curb corruption in procurement of hospital supplies. With varying degrees of success, their experiences tell a lesson: unless there are consequences attached to identified mal-practice, monitoring and publicizing information will not guarantee sustained gains.

Read more:
http://www.u4.no/themes/health/main.cfm

U4 Theme:

See the theme pages on the U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre.

The Impact of Information and Accountability on Hospital Procurement Corruption in Argentina and Bolivia

U4 Theme:

See also:

Good governance for medicines initiatives: Exploring lessons learned

Enfrentar la corrupción en el sector de la salud

Per diem policy analysis toolkit

Traiter le problème de la corruption dans le secteur de la santé: Comment assurer un accès équitable pour tous aux soins de santé

Corruption is unaffordable for Latin America’s resurgent left: Democracy and lives are at stake

What causes Latin America’s high incidence of adolescent pregnancy?

Transitional Justice in Latin America: The Uneven Road from Impunity towards Accountability

See you in court! Holding the military to account in Latin America

Relational harm: on the divisive effects of global health volunteering at a hospital in rural Zambia

At last, the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) gets a gender lens

Gender and corruption resolution at UNCAC–COSP: Progress underway, yet paths to inclusion remain

UNCAC CoSP10 sets a new record with attention to gender in anti-corruption resolutions