The GNACTA held a critical side event entitled, The Ignored Pandemic: the need for action against corruption in health on 13 December 2023. This event was well attended with over 60 in-person participants and an additional 30 participants online.
Members of GNACTA also submitted a Conference Room Paper, which was also approved.
Further details, including a recording of the event and a copy of the Conference Room Paper can be found below.
This side event, organized by the GNACTA, showcased ACTA enforcement in the health sector and discussed how these initiatives can be sustained and integrated into health systems. The event also presented lessons from the COVID19 pandemic, including how corruption affected the human right to accessing essential health services and discussed lessons learned for emergency response. The critical importance of how addressing corruption can help country efforts to sustain efficient domestic resource mobilisation and build stronger health systems able to prevent, prepare and respond to crises and pandemics as part of ongoing recovery efforts was also highlighted.
Speakers at this event included:
- Bruce Aylward (WHO)
- John Brandolino (UNODC)
- David Clarke (WHO)
- María José Veramendi Villa (OHCHR)
- Johannes Tonn (CIPE)
- Alexandra Habershon (World Bank)
- Jennifer Lewis (USAID)
- Susan Kinyeki (Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, Kenya)
- Monica Kirya (U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre)
You can watch the recording of this event here. (Passcode: 3$%t8nf7)
A copy of the Conference Room Paper can be accessed here.