Towards A Cleaner And More Efficient Health Sector

Overview

The  health  sector  appears  to  be  particularly  vulnerable  to  fraud,  leakages,  and  other corrupt  practices.  One  reason  is  that  so  many  stakeholders  are  involved.  Another  is that  their  roles,  responsibilities  and  accountability  relationships  are  often  not  clearly defined.  This  is  all  exacerbated  by  the  fact  that  in  many  countries  the  regulation  of  the health  sector  is  often  poorly  resourced  and  enforced.

This brief is part of a series, The World Health Report Technical Briefs, written to further develop key policy issues outlined in the World Health Report 2010: Health systems financing: The path to universal coverage. The Briefs give a concise overview of the issues. They describe some country experiences and propose a menu of actions for policy makers.