Anti-corruption policy

ANTI-CORRUPTION STANDARD

I.    GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.    This Anti-Corruption Standard of the Municipal State Enterprise on the Right of Economic Management “City Polyclinic No. 2” of the Almaty Health Department (hereinafter referred to as the “Anti-Corruption Standard”) has been developed in accordance with the requirements of Article 10 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated November 18, 2015 “On Combating Corruption” and constitutes a system of recommendations aimed at preventing corruption in public relations arising in the provision of medical services and in the information and analytical, organizational and legal, and logistical support of the activities of the Municipal State Enterprise on the Right of Economic Management “City Polyclinic No. 2” of the Almaty Health Department and its branches (hereinafter referred to as the “Polyclinic”).
2.    The Anti-Corruption Standard defines the actions of Polyclinic employees when carrying out their functional duties and exercising their powers in the provision of medical services.

II.    PURPOSE AND TARGET INDICATORS

3.    The purpose of the Anti-Corruption Standard is to establish a system of recommendations for Polyclinic employees aimed at preventing corruption in the performance of their functional duties.
4.    The following target indicators are applied:
– quality of medical services;
– trust of patients and the public in Polyclinic employees;
– level of legal culture among Polyclinic employees;
– enhancement of the Polyclinic’s standing in society by creating an atmosphere of intolerance toward any manifestations of corruption.

III.    OBJECTIVES

5.    The Anti-Corruption Standard is intended to foster consistent anti-corruption conduct among Polyclinic employees, create an atmosphere of intolerance toward any manifestations of corruption, and ensure the timely detection of corrupt practices and prevention of their negative consequences.

IV.    DEVELOPING AN ANTI-CORRUPTION CULTURE AMONG EMPLOYEES
6.    Polyclinic employees are required to comply with the Anti-Corruption Standard when performing their functional duties.
An intolerant attitude toward corruption should become the civic position of every Polyclinic employee.
Honesty and integrity should be among the core qualities of Polyclinic employees and should be reflected in their conduct.
Without an anti-corruption culture among employees, a strong immunity to corruption, and its public condemnation, it is impossible to achieve the Polyclinic’s priority goal of providing high-quality medical services within the healthcare system of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
7.    Every Polyclinic employee must understand and remember that combating corruption is the responsibility of every citizen and society as a whole.
Awareness and rejection of corruption are the foundation of an anti-corruption culture.

V.    RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR EMPLOYEES IN THE PERFORMANCE OF
FUNCTIONAL DUTIES

8.    When performing their functional duties, Polyclinic employees must be guided by the requirements of the current legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
9.    The performance of functional duties and the adoption of specific decisions by employees must not be connected with the interests of individuals or legal entities or with the employee’s personal interests.
10.    Polyclinic employees must not use official or other information that is not subject to official disclosure for the purpose of obtaining personal material or non-material benefits and advantages.
11.    Polyclinic employees must not accept gifts in connection with the exercise of official powers (functional duties).
12.    When performing their functional duties, Polyclinic employees should not use their official position to resolve matters of a personal nature.
13.    Polyclinic employees must ensure observance and protection of the rights, freedoms, and legitimate interests of individuals and legal entities in accordance with current legislation.
14.    Polyclinic employees must not commit actions that could cast doubt on an employee’s impartiality in carrying out specific tasks and making decisions.

15.    Polyclinic employees must:
– immediately report any known cases of corruption offenses to management and/or law enforcement authorities;
– where necessary, inform their immediate or direct supervisor of a conflict of interest, personal interest in the performance of official duties, inducement to corrupt conduct, or receipt of gifts;
– refrain from making unlawful requests to colleagues or supervisors that violate the established order of relations and could influence them in making an impartial official decision;
– neither accept nor give gifts in connection with the exercise of official powers;
– not use official or other non-disclosable information for the purpose of obtaining material or non-material benefits and advantages;
– decline appointment to a position if it entails direct subordination or oversight involving persons in close family relationships (parents, spouses, brothers, sisters, children);
– take an active role in combating corruption and uncovering corruption offenses;
– immediately notify their immediate supervisor in writing if they have doubts about the lawfulness of an order received for execution;
– uphold a high level of legal and anti-corruption culture;
– observe official discipline and professional ethics;
– avoid displays of personal loyalty toward management or attempts to obtain benefits and advantages by using management’s official powers;

16.    In addition to the above requirements, Polyclinic officials:
– must not allow recruitment and placement of personnel on the basis of kinship, regional ties, or personal loyalty;
– must not commit actions that may lead to the use of official powers and the authority derived from them for personal, group, or other non-official interests.
17. The Chief Physician of the Polyclinic:
– sets an example through conduct characterized by impartiality, fairness, selflessness, and respect for personal honor and dignity;
– manages through sole executive decision-making and bears personal responsibility for the legality of decisions made;
– does not require subordinates to perform assignments beyond the scope of their official authority;
– takes timely and comprehensive measures to resolve any conflict of interest arising for a subordinate employee in the course of performing official duties;
– takes comprehensive measures to prevent corruption and eliminate the causes and conditions conducive to corruption offenses;
– refrains from gambling with subordinates;
– on an ongoing basis, takes measures to eliminate the causes and conditions that may give rise to conflicts of interest, corruption offenses, and their consequences;
– bears personal responsibility for the state of anti-corruption work among subordinate employees and for preventing them from committing corruption offenses.