Business ethics and compliance mechanisms in the healthcare sector focus of two-day training seminar organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan

Business ethics and compliance mechanisms in the healthcare sector were the topics of a two-day training seminar for healthcare regulators and professionals organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) on 19 and 20 November 2018 in Tashkent, in support of the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The first day of the seminar brought together nearly 60 participants from government agencies (of whom nearly 20 were female representatives), while around 50 attended the second round of training aimed at healthcare professionals, 15 of whom were female participants. Both training seminars were conducted by Jaroslave Strecelnoks, a Latvian expert who previously held the position of  Chief of the Latvian Corruption Prevention Bureau (KNAB) and who familiarized the participants with the concept of business ethics and the specific corruption risks prevalent in the healthcare sector. In this context, special attention was given to conflicts of interest and the culture of gift giving. Other topics included international standards in anti-corruption legislation, including standardized benchmarks and compliance mechanisms. 

In interactive sessions of the seminar, the participants were encouraged to share their own experience with corruption in their professional lives and were presented with  case studies.

The training seminar was held within the framework of a two-week anti-corruption programme organized by the General Prosecutor’s Office, in co-operation with the PCUz and other international organizations.

The PCUz has been active in the field of anti-corruption since 2012, currently working under the project Support Uzbekistan in Implementing and Promoting Business Integrity Standards.