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8. what are the measures tailon to Curb Corruption?
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Explanation:
Corruption can be a particularly acute problem in the public health sector, affecting both the
quality and quantity of health care. In a 2019 study, Transparency International reported that
“in many countries, deep structural problems drive frontline healthcare workers to
absent themselves from work, solicit gifts and extort bribes
from patients, steal medicines, and abuse their positions of
power in a variety of other ways, usually without facing any
consequences.”2 The organization estimates that corruption
in the sector costs $500 billion per year and dramatically
impacts the quality of care.3
As part of its annual WJP Rule of Law Index, the World Justice
Project surveys public health professionals in each country it
studies, questioning them about the prevalence of bribery and
other forms of corruption in the licensing of medical professionals
and facilities, distribution of medical supplies, and provision of
health services. In its 2019 survey, WJP asked public health
professionals in 126 countries to estimate the percentage of public
funds allocated toward health-care expenditures that is illegally
diverted away from its intended target towards other ends.4
Respondents average estimate of funds illegally diverted is 29%