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Thematic Working Groups (TWGs)
Action on Accountability and Anti-corruption for SDGs
The Thematic Working Group on Action on Accountability and Anti-corruption for SDGs (TWG AAA) is dedicated to exploring and addressing the root causes of weak accountability and corruption in health systems, with a particular focus on the systemic structures that allow these challenges to persist. The group champions effective governance as a cornerstone for sustainable development and the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
The TWG brings together global health professionals, policymakers, researchers, practitioners, civil society actors, educators, and development agencies who are committed to advancing anti-corruption and accountability in health. It supports efforts across diverse contexts to design and implement good governance policies and promote the efficient, equitable use of resources.
Through knowledge exchange and collaboration, the TWG fosters innovative approaches to combating corruption and strengthening accountability. Webinars, blogs, and in-person engagements provide opportunities for participants to share experiences, co-create solutions, and amplify effective strategies for building transparent, equitable, and resilient health systems—ultimately helping to overcome critical barriers to UHC.
The group has four focus areas:
- Generate knowledge on the manifestations of poor accountability and corruption across different settings. Leads: Dr. Eleanor Hutchinson and Pamela Ogbozor
- Promote co-production of novel accountability and anti-corruption strategies and solutions that can work in different contexts. Leads: Dr. Ankita Meghani and Prince Agwu
- Support HSG member capacity development. Leads: Ms. Sarah Steingrüber and Charles Orjiakor
- Mobilizing HSG Members and Constituents for policy engagement and AAA advocacy. Lead: Jonathan Cushing.
- A webinar and podcast series highlighting the latest evidence, best practices, and interviews with key experts in the field
- A global crowdsourcing call to identify accountability and anti-corruption solutions and stories from the field
- Regional policymaker dialogues in Africa and Asia to discuss novel solutions
- Member capacity-building opportunities such as peer-mentoring for publications and courses on anti-corruption
- Synthesis of existing evidence, contributing to building a global evidence repository, and developing a research agenda.
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Dina Balabanova
Co-Chair
Obinna Onwujekwe
Co-Chair
David Clarke
Co-Chair
Maryam Chilumpha
Coordinator
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Exposure to corruption across sectors and the normalisation of bribe payments
Tuesday, 13 October 2026
A webinar jointly organised by the Thematic Working Group on Action on Accountability and Anti-corruption for SDGs (TWG AAA) and the Health Systems Global Latin America and Caribbean Network (HSG-LAC), exploring how exposure to corruption may shape attitudes towards bribery.
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Unmasking Corruption in Latin American Healthcare Systems: Institutional Challenges and Solutions
The first seminar in a series jointly organised by the Thematic Working Group on Action on Accountability and Anti-corruption for SDGs (TWG AAA) and the HSG Latin America and Caribbean Regional Network (HSG-LAC), exploring institutional challenges, corruption risks and governance solutions across healthcare systems in Brazil, Honduras and Mexico.
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Unemployed, unpaid health workers in Africa: governance, accountability and the informalisation of health systems in Nigeria, Uganda and Sierra Leone
A panel exploring the paradox of health worker shortages alongside rising unemployment among trained health professionals in African countries, and the governance and accountability challenges associated with unpaid and informal health work in Nigeria, Uganda and Sierra Leone.
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Addressing bribery in health services through a social norms approach
A webinar presenting findings from a pilot intervention in Tanzania that explored how social norms and trusted peer networks can be used to address bribery in health facilities and strengthen corruption prevention approaches.
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COVID-19 vaccine contract secrecy: How the right to information became a casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic response
A webinar exploring COVID-19 vaccine contract secrecy and freedom of information requests, examining the legal, political and institutional factors that enabled or prevented public access to vaccine supply contracts.
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Researching poor governance and corruption: lessons for practice
A webinar exploring the challenges of researching poor governance and corruption, including collecting and analysing sensitive data, protecting research participants, and translating findings into policy and practice. The session also considered stakeholder engagement, research uptake and the ethical challenges involved in conducting research on corruption.
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- Beyond talking: We need effective measures to tackle systemic corruption and the power that allows it to persist in health systems; A response to recent commentaries
- What can we learn on public accountability from non-health disciplines: a meta-narrative review
- ACE SOAS repository of publications
- The crowded space of local accountability for maternal, newborn and child health: a case study of the South African health system
- Targeting anticorruption interventions at the front line: developmental governance in health systems
