- What forms of corruption may occur in relation to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care programs? Have there been any such cases in your country? Give examples.
- What can be done to minimize corruption in the area of HIV/AIDS? What type of measures to monitor HIV/AIDS funding are in place in your country?
- What role can parliamentarians play in addressing corruption in general, and in particular with regards to HIV/AIDS?
Select Bibliography:
Addressing the Challenges of HIV/AIDS: Macroeconomic, Fiscal and Institutional Issues, by Maureen Lewis, Centre for Global Development Working Paper Number 58, April 2005
Controlling Corruption: A Parliamentarian’s Handbook, Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption, 2005
Corruption and HIV/AIDS, Transparency International Working Paper #2, 2006
EU clamps down on reimportation of cheap drugs meant for Africa, by Rory Watson, BMJ, 2002
Global Corruption Report 2006, Transparency International, 2006
Professional Development Programs for Parliamentarians and their Staff – Corruption, World Bank Institute’s Parliamentary Strengthening Program, 2007
Internet Resources:
http://allafrica.com/stories/printable/200707091150.html
www.u4.no/helpdesk/helpdesk/queries/query27.cfm
www.transparency.org/global_priorities/other_thematic_issues/health/hiv_aids
www.unaids.org/en/PolicyAndPractice/ResourcesAndFunding/default.asp
www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=35976
Suggestions for further reading:
Cameroon corruption hinders Aids fight, by Jenny Cuffe, BBC News, December 22, 2006
Corruption – Why Aid for HIV/AIDS is a Do or Die, by Ben Moses Ilakut, East African Buisness Week (Kampala), July 9, 2007 (www.gbmnews.com/articles/900/1/Uganda-Corruption---Why-Aid-for-HIVAids-is-a-Do-Or-Die/Page1.html)
In World Bank Corruption Fight, Independent Evaluation is Key, by Ruth Levine, CGD Notes, 2006
Kenya: Corruption allegations plague AIDS body, PlusNews, Global HIV/AIDS news and analysis, April 17, 2008
Tackling Healthcare Corruption and Governance Woes in Developing Countries, by Maureen Lewis, Center for Global Development Brief, 2006
The Global Fund Lifts Suspensions Of Grants To Chad, The Global Fund, Press Release, 13 August 2007 (www.theglobalfund.org/en/media_center/press/pr_070813.asp)
World Bank, Indian Government Approve Steps to Eliminate Corruption, Global Challenges – Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, May 17, 2008 (www.kaisernetwork.org/DAILY_REPORTS/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=50980)
