Friday, February 6, 2015

Healthcare Reflects Ukraine's Ranking As Most Corrupt European Country / Sputnik International

Transparency International published an annual Corruption Perceptions Index, ranking Ukraine at the bottom-five among Eastern European and Central Asian states, and lowest in Europe.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — In a series of interviews with healthcare system employees, the Guardian revealed Wednesday the all-encompassing extent of graft in Ukraine, ranked by Transparency International as last year's most corrupt nation in Europe.

"We have total corruption — it couldn't be more total. Cleaners don't clean if you don't give them money; ministers won't govern if you don't give them money," Andrei Semivolos, a National Cancer Institute surgeon, was quoted as saying.

On December 2, Transparency International published an annual Corruption Perceptions Index, ranking Ukraine at the bottom-five among Eastern European and Central Asian states, and lowest in Europe. The global index ranks countries based on opinion surveys and the perception of corruption levels by experts.

Foreign funding, including loans from the United States and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has highlighted Ukraine's frustrated attempts to resuscitate its economy, continually on the verge of default from internal military and political crises.

A poll conducted on behalf of Sputnik found in December 2014 that over half of EU citizens did not support providing additional financial assistance to the current government in Kiev, citing excessive levels of corruption.

"It's right that the west doesn't want to give us money, that they say we're not fighting against corruption. There isn't a fight against corruption," the publication quoted Ukraine's former Health Minister, Oleg Musy, as saying.

Complete story at - Healthcare Reflects Ukraine's Ranking As Most Corrupt European Country / Sputnik International

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