Addressing corruption in health

02.11.2023 13:00 - 15:30English

Welcome to a U4 seminar on how to achieve universal health coverage and advance global health security.

Photo: Ani Kolleshi on Unsplash

It is estimated that corruption costs the health sector US$500 billion annually. Resources lost to bribery, embezzlement, rent-seeking, and other forms of corruption result in weaker health systems. It compromises the availability, accessibility, acceptability, and quality of health services, and ultimately threatens people’s lives. The prevalence of corruption in health systems moves us further away from achieving Universal Health Coverage, and in times of health emergencies, compromises global health security.

On 2 November 2023, the U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre will host a seminar to debate these issues with seven experts in the fields of health and anti-corruption.

Information and registration

Event info.

Bergen Global
Jekteviksbakken 31, Bergen

02.11.2023
13:00 - 15:30
English
Add to calendar 02.11.2023, 02.11.2023

Speakers

Jillian Kohler
Professor, University of Toronto

Jillian Clare Kohler's research focuses on global access to essential medicines. More specifically, she focuses her research on issues that are linked to anti-corruption, transparency and accountability in the pharmaceutical sector, as well as those related to trade issues and intellectual property rights.

Read more
Taryn Vian
Professor, University of San Francisco

Dr. Vian is a public health scholar and academic leader whose work is guided by the belief that all people have the right to access quality health care without having to experience financial hardship. She is dedicated to practice-based teaching and the development of emerging public health leaders eager to work with communities to address the underlying social determinants of health.

Read more
Everd Maniple Bikaitwoha
Professor, Kabale University

Everd is Ugandan Professor of Public Health and Associate Dean of the School of Medicine at Kabale University. He is a medical doctor (MBChB) with a PhD in Health Systems Research and a Masters degree in Public Health (MPH). He has also been a frontline clinician and district health services manager in Uganda, Health Systems Technical Advisor in Uganda, Rwanda and Malawi, researcher, health project manager, and trainer in Uganda, Rwanda and Italy.

Read more
Jonathan Cushing
Programme Director, Transparency International

Jonathan leads the work of the Global Health Programme, and joined the programme in 2019. Jonathan’s background is in public health, and he has extensive experience of working in with governments, civil society organisations and the private sector in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa on health systems strengthening, and on improving the quality of care.

Read more
Timothy Mackey
Director, Global Health Policy and Data Institute

Timothy is currently a Professor at UC San Diego in the Global Health Program, the Director of the Global Health and Data Policy Institute, and a Co-Founder of health and technology company S-3 Research.

Read more
Pallavi Roy
Co-Director, Anti-Corruption Evidence research partnership consortium

Pallavi Roy is a Reader in Political Economy at the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy at SOAS. She is currently the Co-Director of the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO) £6 million Anti-Corruption Evidence (ACE) research partnership consortium working primarily in Bangladesh and Nigeria, as well as several other developing countries.

Read more
Julia Sallaku
Technical Officer, World Health Organization

Julia is an experienced Technical Officer for the World Health Organization (WHO).

Read more
Nicholas DeVito
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Oxford

Nicholas is a postdoctoral researcher at the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science working on topics in health policy, transparency, research integrity, and open science. Nicholas completed his DPhil in the department in 2022 as a Naji Foundation Scholar based at Kellogg College.

Read more

Jillian Kohler

Professor, University of Toronto

Jillian Clare Kohler's research focuses on global access to essential medicines. More specifically, she focuses her research on issues that are linked to anti-corruption, transparency and accountability in the pharmaceutical sector, as well as those related to trade issues and intellectual property rights.

SEE PERSONAL PAGE

Taryn Vian

Professor, University of San Francisco

Dr. Vian is a public health scholar and academic leader whose work is guided by the belief that all people have the right to access quality health care without having to experience financial hardship. She is dedicated to practice-based teaching and the development of emerging public health leaders eager to work with communities to address the underlying social determinants of health.

SEE PERSONAL PAGE

Everd Maniple Bikaitwoha

Professor, Kabale University

Everd is Ugandan Professor of Public Health and Associate Dean of the School of Medicine at Kabale University. He is a medical doctor (MBChB) with a PhD in Health Systems Research and a Masters degree in Public Health (MPH). He has also been a frontline clinician and district health services manager in Uganda, Health Systems Technical Advisor in Uganda, Rwanda and Malawi, researcher, health project manager, and trainer in Uganda, Rwanda and Italy.

SEE PERSONAL PAGE

Jonathan Cushing

Programme Director, Transparency International

Jonathan leads the work of the Global Health Programme, and joined the programme in 2019. Jonathan’s background is in public health, and he has extensive experience of working in with governments, civil society organisations and the private sector in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa on health systems strengthening, and on improving the quality of care.

SEE PERSONAL PAGE

Timothy Mackey

Director, Global Health Policy and Data Institute

Timothy is currently a Professor at UC San Diego in the Global Health Program, the Director of the Global Health and Data Policy Institute, and a Co-Founder of health and technology company S-3 Research.

SEE PERSONAL PAGE

Pallavi Roy

Co-Director, Anti-Corruption Evidence research partnership consortium

Pallavi Roy is a Reader in Political Economy at the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy at SOAS. She is currently the Co-Director of the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO) £6 million Anti-Corruption Evidence (ACE) research partnership consortium working primarily in Bangladesh and Nigeria, as well as several other developing countries.

SEE PERSONAL PAGE

Julia Sallaku

Technical Officer, World Health Organization

Julia is an experienced Technical Officer for the World Health Organization (WHO).

SEE PERSONAL PAGE

Nicholas DeVito

Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Oxford

Nicholas is a postdoctoral researcher at the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science working on topics in health policy, transparency, research integrity, and open science. Nicholas completed his DPhil in the department in 2022 as a Naji Foundation Scholar based at Kellogg College.

SEE PERSONAL PAGE

Bergen Global is a joint initiative between the University of Bergen and Chr. Michelsen Institute that addresses global challenges.