General corruption risk approaches applicable to the health sector Overview of actors
Corruption assessments in basic services
“A corruption assessment tool is defined as any research methodology which primarily aims to identify the extent of corruption, risks, and/or anti-corruption (integrity, transparency, accountability) in a given context. Tools range from ‘out-of-the-box’ methodologies and guidelines which are ready to use, to one-off assessments whose methodology is clearly explained and deemed replicable and useful to others.”
(TI: http://gateway.transparency.org/tools)
For basic services like education, health and water, the scope of tools includes the following analysis:
| 1.The overall political/governance situation in a sector |
| 2. The flow of resources from government to service providers |
| 3. The role of and relationships between different actors (e.g. service providers, service users, government officials) |
| 4. Specific processes within the broader system (e.g. Health insurance, university admissions), |
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5. Particular corruption problems (e.g. teacher absenteeism, informal payments to doctors etc.)
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