Tackling corruption to move towards universal health coverage and health security

In Paragraph 22 of the 2019 Resolution on Universal Health Coverage (A/RES/74/2), the

United Nations General Assembly recognized corruption as a serious barrier to resource mobilization and allocation, undermining efforts to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). In Paragraph 56, the resolution called for Member States to prioritize the fight against corruption in order to build effective, accountable, transparent and inclusive institutions that can enable health for all. However, where efforts have been made, they are insufficient. Corruption and poor governance continue to subvert progress to UHC and prevent systems from responding to population needs, as demonstrated throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. There remains an urgent need to increase technical and financial investments to fight corruption at all levels.