REDUCING THE LEVEL OF CORRUPTION IN HEALTH CARE BY INCREASING THE LEGAL AWARENESS OF CITIZENS
Corruption in the health care sector hampers the implementation of the socio-economic policy of the state, reduces the effectiveness of reforming the modern society and, finally, is a danger to life and health of the citizens. In addition to widespread demoralization of the society another cause of corruption in health care is the paternalistic type of relations in the health care system, the closed nature of government agencies, the clan structure and protectionism in the personnel matters, the lack of legal awareness of citizens concerning the implementation of the constitutional right to free medical care in the state and municipal health care institutions.