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U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre

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Blog post | May 2025

Unseen scars: The devastating impact of corruption on mental health systems in low and middle-income countries

Daniela Cepeda Cuadrado (2025)
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https://www.u4.no/blog/unseen-scars-the-devastating-impact-of-corruption-on-mental-health-systems-in-low-and-middle-income-countries

From undue influence to procurement corruption and bribes, falsified medical products, and cronyism, corruption has served to weaken mental health systems, divert resources, and enable the violation of patients’ human rights.

Read more:
https://www.u4.no/blog/unseen-scars-the-devastating-impact-of-corruption-on-mental-health-systems-in-low-and-middle-income-countries

Daniela Cepeda Cuadrado

Senior Programme Adviser (U4)
  • daniela.cepeda@cmi.no

U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre

Feb 2002 - Dec 2026
  • Corruption
  • Global Health
  • Health sector
  • Mental health
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Procurement

Also from this project:

Blog post | Jul 2025

Mapping corruption from the inside: A sectoral study in the Czech Republic

Kristýna Basná, Radim Bures

U4 Practice Insight | Jul 2025

The role of civil society in anti-corruption legislative advocacy: Cases from Colombia's National Development Plan and Healthcare Reform

Sandra Ximena Martínez Rosas, Diana Lucia Romero Manchola, Daniela Pinzón García

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Journal Article | Jun 2025

Shadow state and the making of informal territories: Negotiating conservation and communal land reforms in the Kenyan wildlife frontier

Gargule, Achiba A.

Political Geography

U4 Brief | Jun 2025

Assessing compliance with the Jakarta Principles: A grading framework

Sofie Arjon Schütte, Elizabeth David-Barrett

U4 Issue | Jun 2025

Integrity Councils in Ukraine: Lessons learned

Andrii Biletskyi

Blog post | Jun 2025

Measuring what matters in a crisis: Reforming corruption risk assessment in emergencies

Michela Gnaldi

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