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This third and final blog in the series examines Pillar 8 of the Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan (SPRP), which covers Operational support, logistics, and supply chains. Pillar 8 is central to a successful response and as a result, highly vulnerable to corruption.

Find out how corruption materialised during Covid-19, what drove it and how it impacted people. Also highlighted are anti-corruption strategies deployed and lessons learned for use in other health emergencies.

See how corruption has infiltrated Covid-19 responses around the world

To curb the pandemic, the international community must take urgent steps to address unfair global access to vaccines. This requires transparency, accessible public information, and open public debate around decision making.

The complexity and transnational nature of pharmaceutical supply chains demand sophisticated collaborations to ensure the safe distribution of vaccines – not just a safeguarding database.

Digital solutions are often proposed as a way to minimise fraud in the vaccine certification process, but they are not entirely foolproof.

Investigative journalists and independent media need to be included in anti-corruption endeavours.

See how corruption has infiltrated Covid-19 responses around the world

How corruption has contributed to prolonging the Covid-19 health crisis.

Corruption breeds mistrust in government institutions across sub-Saharan Africa. One result is that vaccines are not universally accepted as safe or effective.