Ten initiatives in corruption prevention and control were introduced to be scaled up during a conference held by the Government Inspectorate in Ho Chi Minh City on July 16, including a model of “Saying no to bribery in healthcare sector.”

The model, launched by the Research and Training Centre for Community Development, was successfully implemented from 2011-2012 with the main objective to combat harassment in healthcare service provision.

According to Bui Dieu Linh, the project’s Coordinator, it is essential to call for stronger engagement in anti-corruption by expanding public communications and broadening connectivity with organisations and the media.

Another initiative recommended at the event was “Growing anti-corruption seeds in schools and the community” by Tay Bac University with the target to provide the youth with anti-corruption laws and policies as well as a sense of responsibility and honesty, thus yielding positive attitudes and actions.

Vu Thi Duc, Head of the project, said anti-corruption education has been effectively integrated into students’ daily curriculum and extracurricular programmes to increase the attraction for learners.

The programme to scale up anti-corruption initiatives and increase the involvement of the community in combating corruption and ensuring the sustainability of progress in the field is part of a project to strengthen capacity in implementing the UN Convention against Corruption as well as the role of non-State sectors in the work.

According to Deputy General Inspectorate Le Thi Thuy, the programme focuses on four topics, including community supervision and enhancing public awareness of anti-corruption in the community.-VNA