Within the health sector, pharmaceuticals stands out as sub-sector that is particularly prone to corruption. There are abundant examples globally that display how corruption in the pharmaceutical sector endangers positive health outcomes. Whether it is a pharmaceutical company bribing a doctor for prescribing its medicines irrespective of a health need or a government employee facilitating the infiltration of substandard medicines into the distribution system, public resources can be wasted and patient health put at risk.

11 true stories about very different people, in very different contexts. But with one common message: change is always possible, even when the odds seem stacked against you. From India to Zimbabwe, these are stories about standing up and fighting back against corruption in health.