Tackling corruption in Zimbabwe’s National Pharmaceutical Company — NatPharm

<p>NatPharm is a not-for profit company, responsible for procuring and distributing all drugs and medical supplies to public health institutions in Zimbabwe. It faces numerous corruption challenges, including bribery, theft, fraud, falsification of information, falsified medicine, and undue influence in decision-making. These problems are found in three parts of the business in particular:</p> <ol> <li>procurement (purchasing of the drugs and commodities)</li> <li>warehousing or inventory (proper storage of medicines)</li> <li>distribution (moving supplies from a central warehouse to health institutions).</li> </ol> <p>Bid-rigging is common, and a number of procurement contracts have been awarded through bribery, nepotism, or extortion of public officials. For example:</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/u4-anti-corruption-resource-centre/tackling-corruption-in-zimbabwes-natpharm-d03162165a8"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>