Cultura de corrupção no sector da saúde: o caso do Hospital Geral José Macamo, 2000-2006

Abstract

Corruption is a phenomenon that affects several countries around the world. It is not, therefore, a phenomenon that only affects developing countries. Mozambican society is also affected by this phenomenon, which has implications for its political, economic and social development. This is how, at the country level, there has been a growing discussion about control mechanisms that limit or nullify the harmful effects of this phenomenon on individuals or groups of individuals, or on the public interests represented by the State. In this sense, the persons responsible for the formulation and implementation of public policies (a group that includes administrators, politicians and State representative bodies at various levels), international organizations of bilateral or multilateral cooperation, public institutions, the media, as well as multiple strata civil society have brought this issue up for debate. At the level of the existing literature on this problem, as well as Government programs, attempts to understand the phenomenon of corruption involve the interpretation of its political, economic, social and even moral causes and consequences, including the creation of policies and/ or mechanisms for solving this problem. The present work, not ignoring the existing approaches to the phenomenon, intends to somehow contribute to the analysis of this very complex theme that is corruption, discussing issues related to opportunities, perceptions and strategies used by those involved in these practices. By analyzing the motivations, values ​​and language behind corrupt practices in the Health sector, as well as the daily practices of employees and users of the José Macamo General Hospital, which contribute to the emergence of a “culture of corruption ”, we hope to identify useful data that will allow us to understand the extent to which a culture of corruption is emerging at Hospital Geral José Macamo.