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U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre

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Blog post | 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:

U4 Brief | Nov 2026

Corruption and climate adaptation: Lessons from Iraq and Lebanon

Robert Forster

Blog post | Oct 2026

Political finance in India: Closing the gaps, and aligning with UNCAC Resolution 11/7

Shivani Kapoor, Shelly Mahajan

See also:

Blog post | Oct 2026

What makes anti-corruption work in Ukraine effective and lasting?

David Jackson

U4 Practitioner Experience Note | Sep 2026

Operationalising the UNODC Statistical Framework to Measure Corruption. Interview series on corruption measurement initiatives at the national level

Sofie Arjon Schütte, Byron Villacis Cruz, Faryal Ahmed, Salomé Flores

Blog post | Sep 2026

European audiences do not need an overly positive story about anti-corruption in Ukraine. They just need a balanced one

David Jackson

Blog post | Sep 2026

Four scenarios for Ukraine’s anti-corruption future

David Jackson

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