High-ranking public officials, administrators, medical professionals, and bidding companies were identified as the main perpetrators of corruption in the sector.
The report’s introduction read that there were “… almost 700 whistleblower accounts received since our launch in early 2012 until the end of 2019. In those eight years, ordinary people from all over the country approached us to raise deep concerns about a number of issues relating to their use of hospitals and clinics.
The prevalent forms of corruption identified in the report were listed as embezzlement of funds at 16%, procurement at 22% and nepotism and other forms of favouritism at 39%. High-ranking public officials, administrators, medical professionals and bidding companies were identified as the main perpetrators of corruption in the sector.
“The criminals occupying the halls, offices, wards and dispensaries of our health centres are compounding the problems we face by siphoning funds from a kitty that is running dry and by thieving from depots that are short on medical supplies… At the end of it all, almost 50-million people’s constitutional right to life amounts to nought. The question arising from this report is, therefore, when is it your turn to fall victim – or your turn to ring the alarm on corruption?” says Ncala.
Regarding the misuse of resources, the report also found that staff use hospital or clinic resources such as cars, accommodation and medical equipment by redirecting funds from allocated projects for themselves, and family.
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