COVID-19 stretched health systems, exacerbated by concerns about those that are corrupt and lack equity. Twelve (12) health workers and 12 hospital social workers across Nigeria were purposively sampled and virtually interviewed to explore unaccountability and corruption effects on COVID-19 responses. Findings show that corruption and unaccountability negatively affected responses of frontline health workers to the pandemic. Lack of social care and justice services for patients and health workers across health facilities in Nigeria worsened the negative effects. Effectively mainstreaming social care and justice services into Nigeria’s healthcare led by well-trained social workers will improve the health sector via anticorruption.

COVID-19 使卫生系统不堪重负，对那些腐败和缺乏公平的人的担忧加剧了这种情况。对尼日利亚各地的十二 (12) 名卫生工作者和 12 名医院社会工作者进行了有目的地抽样和虚拟访谈，以探讨不负责任和腐败对 COVID-19 反应的影响。调查结果表明，腐败和不负责任对一线卫生工作者对大流行病的反应产生了负面影响。尼日利亚各医疗机构的患者和医务人员缺乏社会关怀和司法服务，加剧了负面影响。在训练有素的社会工作者的领导下，有效地将社会关怀和司法服务纳入尼日利亚医疗保健的主流，将通过反腐败改善卫生部门。