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Philippines: Stories from the fight against corruption

12 September 2014 in Asia Pacific, Civil society, People power, Politics and government, Poverty and development

What does it take to be a corruption fighter? What does corruption look like on the ground?  We spoke with three inspiring women from our chapter in the Philippines – Executive Director Cleo Calimbahin, Administrative Assistant Diana Cristino, and Finance and Operations Officer Marie Quizon – and asked them what it’s like to face and […]

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Diagnosis: Healthcare Corruption

10 September 2013 in Civil society, Cost of Corruption, Europe and Central Asia, Health, Private sector

Two years ago a doctors’ strike threatened to paralyse Slovak healthcare. Over the previous years, healthcare expenditure in Slovakia had already risen to nine per cent of GDP. And while inefficiencies were widely suspected, the overall message from the strike seemed clear: Slovak healthcare needs more funds. Then at TI Slovakia we calculated that 21 […]

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The Stench of Corruption in an Indian Slum

19 September 2012 in Asia Pacific, Poverty and development

A review of a book with strong corruption themes. Next week we will run a blog post about corruption in literature. Please post your suggestions below. The stink of rotting garbage hangs over Annawadi, a Mumbai slum built on a garbage dump surrounding a sewage lake. But even more harmful to the residents of Annawadi […]

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Fighting corruption, empowering people in Uganda’s health service

11 July 2012 in Africa and Middle East, Poverty and development, Technology

It was another day of fieldwork; the project officer arrived at Amach health centre IV in Lira district, Northern Uganda at 9:15am and was welcomed by the security guard. No health worker had started working yet. He found 15 patients seated waiting for health service. By 10:20am 78 patients had lined up. Patients could not […]

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Race to the top

25 August 2011 in Accountability, Africa and Middle East, People power, Poverty and development

Transparency International’s Annual Report highlights work from more than 100 countries around the world. The following extract looks at how TI Development Pacts can facilitate common goals and improve governance and transparency of communities and their representatives. No one from Kyebe in Uganda would have dreamed it. The community has become a model example of […]

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