Country Chapters: Croatia
Selection of Sector:
Transparency International Croatia team selected
the health sector as the sector in which the project would be implemented. The
health sector was chosen based on the agreement of the team members that health
services for the poor are in the most urgent need of improvement in terms of
both quality and transparency of the work of public health institutions. As the
poor are highly susceptible to contraction of chronic diseases due to their
living conditions, transparent and efficient work of public health
institutions, namely hospitals, is crucial for this particularly vulnerable
group.
Justification for Selection:
TI Croatia team members have
detected lack of transparency and information about waiting times in hospitals
and nursery homes as an area of public interest that could be improved by
making waiting lists for diagnostics and surgeries as well as application for
nursery homes public, which was made the final objective of the project.
Bearing in mind privacy laws and laws that regulate protection of personal
data, it was agreed that the lists could be published using codes or assigned
numbers instead of patients' names. One hospital in the area of the city of
Liaison with Stakeholders:
Implementation of the project in a
public health institution requires obtaining a permission from the Ministry of
Health, which TI Croatia project team has foreseen as a possible obstacle due
to the recent changes in the Government and consequently, in the administration
staff. As an alternative solution,
liaison was established with the City of
The Ministry of Health and Social
Welfare has welcomed TI Croatia's initiative and a written permission was
granted to proceed with the project in the selected sector.
The Head of the City of