Corruption in medicine

Corruption in healthcare can seriously undermine the quality and accessibility of healthcare services, increasing risks for patients and undermining trust in healthcare. Our website offers articles describing the various forms of corruption in health care, its causes, its impact on health care systems and measures to combat it.

Explore how corruption manifests itself through bribery, abuse of power, manipulation of procurement of medicines and equipment, and misuse of resources. Learn about the consequences of corruption, including increased medical costs, reduced quality of services, and inequalities in access to health-promoting services. Get information on international and national strategies to combat corruption, including legislative measures, increased transparency, and public participation in the oversight of health facilities. Discuss how technology and information transparency can help detect and prevent corruption schemes. Get tips for medical professionals and patients on how you can help fight corruption and strengthen ethical standards in healthcare.

The hospital in Zaporizhzhya suspended the heads of two departments, whose patients complained about the purchase of medicines at their own expense

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If a medical institution fails to purchase necessary medicines or consumables, and patients are forced to buy them at their own expense, appropriate management decisions will be taken on the management staff of such hospitals. The same applies to doctors who prescribe medicines to patients without proven efficacy, which the latter also buy at their own expense

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The chairman of the National Health Service, Natalya Husak, is suspected of official negligence of more than UAH 2 million: the National Health Service considers this to be pressure

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Law enforcement officials said that in April 2022, by order of the National Health Service, one of the specialized state-owned enterprises administered the central database of the electronic health care system. In the service acceptance certificate, the enterprise included all the work provided for in the contract, as well as the volume of work not performed

The chairman of the National Health Service, Natalya Husak, is suspected of official negligence of more than UAH 2 million: the National Health Service considers this to be pressure Read More »

The AMCU recognized the actions of the Ministry of Health as a violation in the formation of the nomenclature for the procurement of medicines for the treatment of Gaucher disease

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On October 19, 2023, the consideration of the case on initiation of the legislation on protection of economic competition by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine was completed

The AMCU recognized the actions of the Ministry of Health as a violation in the formation of the nomenclature for the procurement of medicines for the treatment of Gaucher disease Read More »

New scandal: the Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan was accused of non-payment of services to the French company Conseil Sante

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The Ministry of Health, however, explained that they were dissatisfied with her work

New scandal: the Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan was accused of non-payment of services to the French company Conseil Sante Read More »

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Pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences may pay $246 million to settle a lawsuit over the delay in the release of generic drugs

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Gilead Sciences commits to pay $246.75 million to customers who have purchased Atripla or Truvada, or generic versions of these drugs over the past five years

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The Accounting Chamber has reviewed the Ministry of Health’s reporting on loans from the IFIs and identified a number of significant shortcomings.

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The financial audit of these projects has revealed significant deficiencies in the internal control system of the Ministry of Health, and the accounting and reporting system is inefficient and insufficiently reliable.

The Accounting Chamber has reviewed the Ministry of Health’s reporting on loans from the IFIs and identified a number of significant shortcomings. Read More »

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