Compliance book review / Iran insulin corruption / Philippines budget allocation

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Review of Gemma Aiolfi’s Anticorruption Compliance for Small and Mid-Sized Organizations (Blog/Book review).  “If there is one point I wish Aiolfi had stressed, it would be the appointment of the compliance officer.  Too many times when a company decides to establish a program, it turns to an outsider to head it, often someone from the “compliance industry.” While this can work, much better is to hire from within, someone who understands the company’s operations and, more importantly, is respected and trusted by fellow employees.”

Richard Messick/The Global Anticorruption Blog: https://globalanticorruptionblog.com/2020/10/28/review-of-gemma-aiolifis-anticorruption-compliance-for-small-and-mid-sized-organizations/

 

Iranian diabetic patients dig for vital medicines amid corruption.  “The plight of Iranian diabetic patients has entered the public sphere as a shortage of vital insulin pens threatens their lives, a crisis authorities blame on US sanctions. The patients, however, link it to domestic corruption…Hoarding and stockpiling vital medicines for profiteering by powerful groups connected to higher authorities remains a tough challenge for Iranian patients coping with some diseases.”

Al-Monitor: https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/10/iran-diabetic-patients-medicine-shortages-corruption.html  

 

Power of purse can ease graft, lawmaker insists.  “[House appropriation committee chair Eric Go Yap] clarified that he never said he would “zero” the budget of agencies found to be prone to corruption or led by individuals who have been found to be corrupt. But the House of Representatives can use its power of the purse to redirect funds away from the hands of corrupt officials,”

Julie M. Aurelio/Inquirer.net: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1354880/power-of-purse-can-ease-graft-lawmaker-insists    

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