Daniela Cepeda Cuadrado, Senior Adviser at U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre, explains why the healthcare sector is particularly vulnerable to corruption (1:37). She shares examples of the different forms of corruption found in the six building blocks of healthcare systems (3:41). Corruption in the healthcare sector affects all countries,including developed countries (10:31). It also exacerbates health crises such as the Covid-19 pandemic (14:43). We then discuss the impact of health corruption on citizens (18:50). Daniela also shares what she sees as promising avenues for combating corruption in the healthcare sector (20:27).

References:

• U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre’s work on corruption and Covid-19
• Transparency International UK, Behind the Masks (2024)
• Lisa Cosgrove et al., Institutional Corruption in Psychiatric Research and Practice: Implications for Humanistic Psychology (2023)
• U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre, Corruption risks in maternal and perinatal health (2023)

Credits:

Sophie au pays des possibles is a podcast created, directed, and produced by Sophie Lemaître. This episode was recorded online in January 2025. Podcast illustration and music by Fabien Doulut. Editing by Manuel Perreux for theEnglish version and Sophie Lemaître for the French version.