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SERBIA receives an overall "Weak" rating in the 2006 Global Integrity Index. The Index assesses national anti-corruption policies and practices in countries around the world. For a printer-friendly .PDF version of this report click here.
This peer-reviewed country report includes:
Integrity Indicators Scorecard: Scores, scoring criteria, commentary, references, and peer review perspectives for all 290 Integrity Indicators.
Reporter's Notebook: An on-the-ground look at corruption and integrity from a leading local journalist.
Corruption Timeline: Ten years of political context to today's corruption and integrity issues.
Country Facts: Statistical context for each country.
Global Integrity country reports are generated by an in-country team comprising a lead journalist (who prepares the Reporter's Notebook), a lead researcher (who initially scores the Integrity Indicators), and three to five peer reviewers. Global Integrity staff in Washington coordinate the input from all team members and are responsible for final content. For a full description of our methodology and research process please click here.
Reporter's Notebook
"I don't want a bottle of scotch, I'm not an alcoholic. I just need the money to pay for my expenses at the doctors' conference in the U.K." This is how a Belgrade, Serbia doctor refused a gift of scotch from a patient he successfully treated: He expected money for services rendered.
He is only one of many doctors who demand bribes, which are seen by Serbian citizens as an unavoidable step in a corrupt medical system. Though the government has asked citizens not to pay bribes and to report doctors who demand them, the practice has not abated. Serbians coming to the country's capital for medical treatment—particularly those from rural areas—always budget extra money to pay for a hospital bed or some extra attention from their doctor, which can cost 6,549 dinars (US$100) and up depending on the type of service.
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