The PULSE project analyses individual, organisational and national policy assumptions aimed at reducing petty corruption in the healthcare sector. The project will run for 36 months, from 2 September 2024 to 31 August 2027.
Although Lithuania is making gradual progress in reducing corruption, according to Transparency International data, the results of public opinion polls on this issue are still cause for concern. According to Eurobarometer data, over 80% of Lithuanians believe that corruption is widespread or very widespread in the country (European Commission, 2022). The healthcare sector is particularly affected.
The main objective of the PULSE project is to stimulate academic discourse on petty corruption in healthcare (HC) by developing an evidence-based, multi-level model that considers the causes of petty corruption at micro (individual), meso (organisational) and macro (policy) levels. This will increase and deepen contextualised knowledge about petty corruption and its practices within the Lithuanian healthcare sector.
Additionally, the project aims to have a social impact by providing anti-corruption policymakers and managers of healthcare institutions with recommendations on how to reduce petty corruption in Lithuania.
Five tasks are planned for the implementation of the project:
The PULSE project is funded by the Research Council of Lithuania. Project agreement No. S-MIP-24-25.
The PULSE project is being implemented by researchers from the Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities at Kaunas University of Technology.
This section presents the results of the PULSE project, revealing insights from research into petty corruption in the healthcare sector and proposing solutions for policy improvement.
PULSE project team
K. Donelaicio str. 73, LT-44249 Kaunas
email pulse@ktu.lt
