This workshop curriculum from U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre’s training portfolio is an in-country course of 3 days designed to develop skills for assessing risks to corruption in the health sector. The workshop programme focuses on analyses of specific problems, weighing the relative merits of alternative strategies for control and prevention, and considering interventions to promote accountability and transparency. Prior to each workshop, a needs assessment exercise is carried out in cooperation with the host agency in order to tailor the workshop to the needs of the donor group and national counterpart. Teaching methods include lectures, case studies, exercises, and group work.

The workshop curriculum intends to provide participants with skills and information to:

1. Define corruption and identify the types of corrupt activities that occur in the health sector.
2. Explain why corruption occurs, applying principles of economics, governance, and crime prevention to understand the issues involved.
3. Assess specific risks which make corruption more likely in certain settings, and identify the consequences which can result from corruption.
4. Identify the core elements of corruption prevention and control programmes.
5. Examine how corruption can be reduced in drug supply, financial systems, and informal payment for health services.
6. Become an effective advocate for anti-corruption strategies and reforms to promote accountability and transparency in health programmes.

This workshop curriculum was designed for agency staff in Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Department for International Development (DFID), Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken (MinBuZa), Belgian Development Cooperation Agency (BTC), and their national Ministry of Foreign Affairs counterparts.

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