Facilitated course | 7–25 September 2026

Across the globe, corruption undermines access to quality health services, weakens health systems, and worsens public health outcomes. This course helps you understand what drives health sector corruption - and equips you with the practical tools and strategies to strengthen transparency and accountability.

Over three weeks, you will work with expert facilitators and a small group of peers to examine how corruption operates across health systems - from service delivery and procurement to medicines, financing, and digital technologies. The course combines live sessions, guided discussions, and structured reflection exercises.

The course is led by U4 advisers Daniela Cepeda Cuadrado and Daniel Sejerøe Hausenkamph.

What you will learn

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Analyse how corruption manifests across health system functions, including service delivery, human resources, medicines, and financing
• Identify corruption risks and anti-corruption opportunities using systems thinking
• Evaluate the impact of corruption on health equity, rights, and outcomes
• Apply relevant tools and interventions to address corruption across the health system

Who is this course for?

This course is designed for development professionals, health policy actors, and others working in health sector governance, equity, or transparency.

It is primarily open to U4 partner staff and their guests. A limited number of places are available for applicants from NGOs, academia, and multilateral organisations.

Places are not awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Where demand is high, priority will be given to ensure a diverse group of participants across role, organisation, gender, and location.

Course structure and what to expect

This is a three-week facilitated course requiring three to five hours per week.

Each week combines self-paced online modules with structured group activities. You will take part in live sessions and webinars, work through interactive reflection exercises, and engage in guided discussion with fellow participants. The facilitated format allows you to examine procurement risks, health insurance systems, governance models, and the growing role of digital technologies in greater depth than the self-paced version of this course.

The self-paced version covers the same core content and is open to everyone. It is a good option if you are not eligible for the facilitated course, prefer to study without fixed dates, or want to complete the content at your own pace.

Course details

• Duration: 3 weeks (3–5 hours per week)
• Language: English
• Cost: Free (covered through the U4 partnership)
• Certificate: U4 certificate awarded on completion

Prerequisite

You must complete Anti-Corruption I: The Basics before joining this course. Anti-Corruption II: From Understanding to Intervention is recommended but not required.

How to apply

Complete the application form on this page. (Not yet registered or logged in? Create an account or sign in first.)

As part of your application, please write 100–200 words on your professional background and why you would benefit from this course. We will notify you near the time if you have been allocated a place.