World: Healthcare among most corrupt sectors, warns UN expert, backing “citizen whistleblowers”
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Dainius Pūras, has called on States to provide bold leadership to confront corruption and its severe impact on the right to health, including more protection for “whistleblowers” and empowering the public to report corruption.
“In many countries, health is among the most corrupt sectors,” Mr. Pūras told the UN General Assembly in New York, presenting a report on corruption. “This has significant implications for equality and non-discrimination, since it has a particularly marked impact on the health of populations in situations of vulnerability and social exclusion
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