This four-minute video testimony is a call to action for all of us – patients, family members, and health workers – to speak up and bring an end to bribery.
A growing body of evidence globally indicates that maternity patients are particularly vulnerable to bribery, illegal fees, abuse, and neglect by health workers. Mistreatment of pregnant women — and the fear of mistreatment by pregnant women — is a significant barrier to facility-based deliveries and access to postpartum services.