Murdoch Business School, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Perth WA 6150, Australia.
Department of Accounting, Bangladesh University of Business and Technology, Dhaka 1216, Bangladesh.
Health Policy Plan. 2023 Aug 2;38(7):799-821. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czad036.
This paper explores Covid-19-related corruption in Bangladesh. Specifically, we analyse the issue of Covid-19-related corruption in the health sector of Bangladesh. We also explore how denial strategies adapted by government officials have worsened the problem. Using Cohen's notion of denial strategies (Cohen 2001. States of Denial. Cambridge: Polity), we analyse media reports during the pandemic that highlighted Covid-19-related corruption occurring in the Bangladeshi health sector. Our analyses reveal that the Covid-19 pandemic has given rise to a new wave of corruption, particularly in the procurement of testing kits and personal protective equipment (PPE), as well as the issuance of false Covid-19 certificates. We call for an in-depth investigation of Covid-19-related corruption in Bangladesh and other developing countries that follows similar social, contextual and cultural values via interviews with policymakers and health professionals. Our paper extends the ongoing debate on Covid-19-related corruption and its impacts on public health sectors.
本文探讨了孟加拉国与新冠疫情相关的腐败问题。具体而言，我们分析了孟加拉国卫生部门与新冠疫情相关的腐败问题。我们还探讨了政府官员采用否认策略如何使问题恶化。我们使用科恩（Cohen）的否认策略概念（Cohen 2001. States of Denial. Cambridge: Polity），分析了疫情期间突显孟加拉国卫生部门发生的与新冠疫情相关的腐败问题的媒体报道。我们的分析表明，新冠疫情引发了新一轮腐败，特别是在检测试剂盒和个人防护设备（PPE）的采购以及伪造新冠病毒证书方面。我们呼吁对孟加拉国和其他发展中国家与新冠疫情相关的腐败进行深入调查，通过与政策制定者和卫生专业人员的访谈，遵循类似的社会、背景和文化价值观。我们的论文扩展了关于与新冠疫情相关的腐败及其对公共卫生部门影响的持续辩论。
