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STATE DEPT.: CORRUPTION TAINTS HEALTH CARE, COSTS LIVES, STUDY FINDS
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February 1, 2006
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The U.S. Department of State's International Information Programs issued the following press release:
The global health care industry is fraught with corruption, leading to human suffering and worsening diseases, according to a report issued February 1.
Transparency International (TI), a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization with a reputation as a corruption watchdog, issued its Global Corruption Report 2006 with a spotlight on health care.
Corruption is depriving people of needed medical care and promoting the development of drug-resistant disease, creating an ever-spiraling cycle of worsening health conditions, according to the report.
The publication, released from TI's Berlin ...
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