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Publication type: report

Global Corruption Report 2006.
: Transparency International 2006
http://www.transparency.org/publications/gcr/download_gcr

Abstract:

The GCR 2006 focuses on corruption and health. The book includes expert reports on:

the risks of corruption in different health care systems
the scale of the problem: from high-level corruption in Costa Rica to counterfeit medicines in Nigeria to
health care fraud in the United States
the costs of corruption in hospital administration and the problem of informal payments for health care
the impact of corruption at various points of the pharmaceutical chain
anti-corruption challenges posed by the fight against HIV/AIDS

It also includes:

a foreword by Mary Robinson
detailed assessments of the state of corruption in 45 countries
recommendations for cleaning up the health sector
examples of successes in preventing health-related bribery, fraud and corruption
the latest corruption-related research, including studies on the links between corruption and other global issues such as pollution, gender and foreign investment

Notes:

The Corruption in the pharmaceutical sector chapter includes:

Jillian Clare Cohen, Pharmaceuticals and corruption: a risk assessment
Transparency International, US pharmaceutical company fined for payments to charity headed by Polish health official

Jerome P. Kassirer, The corrupting influence of money in medicine

Harvey Bale, Promoting trust and transparency in pharmaceutical companies: an industry perspective

John R. Williams, Fighting corruption: the role of the medical profession

Dora Akunyili, The fight against counterfeit drugs in Nigeria

Stuart Cameron, Corruption in the Ministry of Public Health, Thailand

Stuart Cameron, Malpractice in the Office of the Drug Controller in Karnataka, India

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