A selection of news stories on corruption and health
General
- Media Coverage on the GCR 2006
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Curbing corruption in medicine -- Health Sentinel, 04 April 2006
General_04_04_06.pdf 7.78 kB -
Live Aid, dead end -- Medicine Weekly, March 2006
MedicineWeeklyMarch2006.pdf 124.29 kB
Europe and Central Asia
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Nine face charges over NHS 'price cartel' allegations -- Guardian Unlimited, 05 April 2006
UK_2006-04-05.pdf 9.57 kB - Experts warn of corruption in Czech health care sector -- Czech Radio 7, 05 April 2006
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Romanian opposition calls for removal of health minister amid prescription drug crisis, Associated Press, 03 April 2006
Romania_2006-04-03.pdf 5.00 kB - 50% of Bulgarians seek connections for lifesaving meds -- Sofia News Agency, 30 March 2006
- Rath to sue Pharmos if it does not prove corruption charges -- Czech News Agency (CTK), 25 February 2006
Africa and Middle East
- How AIDS in Africa was overstated -- Washington Post, 6 April 2006
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Uganda; Global Fund Probe Reveals Massive Graft -- UN Integrated Regional Information Networks, 03 April 2006
Uganda_06-04-03.pdf 7.99 kB -
Kenya risks losing cash from global fund -- Independent Online, 30 March 2006
Kenya_30_03_06.pdf 5.41 kB -
Uganda: Aids Story Successful Only Because of Interest in Donations -- The Monitor (Kampala), 30 March 2006
Uganda_30_03_06.pdf 11.72 kB -
Corruption alert! -- Gulf Daily News, 29 March 2006
Bahrain_29_03_06.pdf 26.90 kB - Kenyan health sector bosses sent packing in anti-graft war -- The East African, 15 March 2006
- Health minister reacts to corruption report -- Graphic Ghana, 06 February 2006
Asia and Pacific
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Doctors to be paid fixed salaries at a Chengdu hospital to discourage corruption -- Interfax News Agency, 04 April 2006
India_06-04-04.pdf 27.81 kB -
World Bank halts India health funds on fraud claim -- Reuters Alertnet, 04 Apr 2006
India_06-04-04.pdf 27.81 kB -
Overview of CBI Raids in AIIMS Conducted PG Exam Leak Case -- Indo-Asian News Service, 29 March 2006
India_29_03_06.pdf 41.15 kB -
China lashes bribery in medical procurement -- Chinaview, 29 March 2006
China_29_03_06.pdf 12.04 kB -
The exodus of the Filipino health professional: Traitor or Savior? -- MindaNews, 28 March 2006
Philippines_29_03_06.pdf 21.32 kB - Corruption in health department -- The Statesman, 10 March 2006
- Corruption hurting health services -- Manila Standard, 07 February 2006
Americas
- 5 drug makers are accused of fixing prices in Britain -- The New York Times, 06 April 2006
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Spitzer on the hunt for state's top health-care 'criminals', The New York Post, 03 April 2006
USA_2006-04-03.pdf 19.90 kB -
FDA Staff Travels on Drug Industry Dollars -- Center for Public Integrity, 31 March 2006
CenterPublicIntegrity_06-03-31.pdf 37.20 kB - La peligrosa corrupción (Dangerous corruption) -- Gaceta Médica, 14 March 2006
- Four Charged for Selling Body Parts -- The New York Times, 24 February 2006
- In Article, Doctors Back Ban on Gifts From Drug Makers -- New York Times, 25 January 2006
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