Institutional policies

Axiom Santé applies policies that meet the requirements of United Nations agencies, development banks and bilateral donors. They are binding on permanent staff, associate experts, enumerators, subcontractors and partners.

Policy 01

Code of ethics and professional conduct

Integrity, independence and impartiality, prevention and declaration of conflicts of interest, confidentiality, ethics of research involving human participants.

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Policy 02

Protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) and safeguarding

Zero tolerance, protection of children and vulnerable people, mandatory reporting, survivor-centred support.

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Policy 03

Anti-fraud and anti-corruption

Prohibition of corrupt, fraudulent, collusive, coercive and obstructive practices; gifts and hospitality; whistleblowing mechanism and protection of whistleblowers.

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Policy 04

Quality assurance and data protection

Quality control at every stage of each assignment, independent review of deliverables, security, confidentiality and retention of personal and health data.

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Implementation

How these policies are applied

Every team member and associate expert signs a commitment to comply with the policies before any assignment.
Enumerators and supervisors receive an orientation session on ethics, PSEA and data protection before data collection.
Subcontracting and partnership agreements incorporate these obligations.
The policies are reviewed every year by management.

Report a concern

A confidential channel

Anyone, whether or not they work with Axiom Santé, may report a suspected breach of these policies, including anonymously.

Write to info@axiomsante.org with the subject line "CONFIDENTIAL: Report". The message is handled by management only, with no retaliation against anyone who makes a report in good faith.