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Corruption in the health sector is a concern in all countries, but it is an especially critical problem in
developing and transitional economies where public resources are already scarce." Corruption reduces the resources effectively available for health, lowers the quality, equity and effectiveness of health care services, decreases the volume and increases the cost of provided services. It discourages people to use and pay for health services and ultimately has a corrosive impact on the population's level of health. A study carried out by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) using data from 71 countries shows that countries with high indices of corruption systematically have higher rates of infant mortality . Preventing abuse and reducing corruption therefore is important to increase resources available for health, to make more efficient use of existing resources and, ultimately, to improve the general health status of the population.
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