‘Corruption is misuse of entrusted power for private benefit’

KARACHI, April 26: National Accountability Bureau Karachi in collaboration with Dow University of Health Sciences organized a Seminar on the topic of “Controlling Corruption in Health Sector”. The programme started with the welcome speech by Pro Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Muhammad Masroor. DG NAB (Karachi) Lt. Col. (R) Siraj ul Naeem was the Chief Guest at the occasion.
In his address to the students, faculty and management of DUHS, DG NAB (Karachi) Lt. Col. (R) Siraj ul Naeem explained corruption as abuse of public office for private gains and a behavior on the part of public office holders in the public and private sectors whereby they improperly and unlawfully enrich themselves and / or those close to them, or induce others to do so, by misusing the position they occupy. Simply, corruption is the misuse of entrusted power for private benefit.
While talking about the facts and figure about corruption in health sector, he shared that annually US$ 25 Billion is needed to fight HIV/AIDS, US$ 30 Billion to eradicate hunger and an estimated US$ 18 Billion is required annually to improve water and sanitation, whereas an estimated US$ 100 Billion is lost every year to commercial trade mispricing only.
DG NAB (Karachi) Lt. Col. (R) Siraj-ul-Naeem highlighted the preventive measures NAB is taking to reduce corruption in Health Sector. He said that there is rampant corruption in procurement and tendering process and serious defects in Supply Chain of procured medicines. Small hospitals do not maintain proper record i.e. CNIC/Thumb Impression of the recipient of medicine. -PR