The politics of national intellectual property policy design and the provision of health services in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorNcube, Caroline B
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-11T12:13:17Z
dc.date.available2019-07-11T12:13:17Z
dc.date.issued2015-09
dc.description.abstractThe position that states take in the international sphere on health and intellectual property (IP) policy matters is influenced by their national experiences and positions. Similarly, the national arena is influenced by global health diplomacy. This paper seeks to examine how this iterative relationship has played out in South Africa in relation to patents, pharmaceuticals and access to medicines. It has been shown how the main African health diplomacy perspectives may be classified around the narratives of ‘unity and ubuntu’, ‘liberation ethic and demands of nationhood’ and ‘development aid or development policy’. This paper focuses on how these narratives have found expression in national discourse. In particular, it considers a recent interchange between the Minister of Health and a pharmaceutical company association in relation to their views on the draft National Intellectual Property (IP) Policy’s chapter on IP and public health, which commonly became known as "PharmaGate". The paper utilises discourse analysis methodology to consider this public discourse which was disseminated via radio stations and television, as well as print and digital media.en_US
dc.identifier.apacitationNcube, C. B. (2015). The politics of national intellectual property policy design and the provision of health services in South Africa. <i>South African Intellectual Property Law Journal</i>, 3 15 - 39. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30324en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationNcube, Caroline B "The politics of national intellectual property policy design and the provision of health services in South Africa." <i>South African Intellectual Property Law Journal</i> 3, (2015): 15 - 39. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30324en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNcube, C. 2015-09. The politics of national intellectual property policy design and the provision of health services in South Africa. South African Intellectual Property Law Journal. 3; 15 - 39.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Ncube, Caroline B AB - The position that states take in the international sphere on health and intellectual property (IP) policy matters is influenced by their national experiences and positions. Similarly, the national arena is influenced by global health diplomacy. This paper seeks to examine how this iterative relationship has played out in South Africa in relation to patents, pharmaceuticals and access to medicines. It has been shown how the main African health diplomacy perspectives may be classified around the narratives of ‘unity and ubuntu’, ‘liberation ethic and demands of nationhood’ and ‘development aid or development policy’. This paper focuses on how these narratives have found expression in national discourse. In particular, it considers a recent interchange between the Minister of Health and a pharmaceutical company association in relation to their views on the draft National Intellectual Property (IP) Policy’s chapter on IP and public health, which commonly became known as "PharmaGate". The paper utilises discourse analysis methodology to consider this public discourse which was disseminated via radio stations and television, as well as print and digital media. DA - 2015-09 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Intellectual Property Law Journal KW - Intellectual Property, patents, access to medicines, South Africa KW - pharmagate LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2015 T1 - The politics of national intellectual property policy design and the provision of health services in South Africa TI - The politics of national intellectual property policy design and the provision of health services in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30324 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/30324
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationNcube CB. The politics of national intellectual property policy design and the provision of health services in South Africa. South African Intellectual Property Law Journal. 2015;3:15 - 39. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30324.en_ZA
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Commercial Lawen_US
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Lawen_US
dc.sourceSouth African Intellectual Property Law Journalen_US
dc.source.journalvolume3en_US
dc.source.pagination15 - 39en_US
dc.source.urihttps://juta.co.za/catalogue/south-african-intellectual-property-law-journal-print_22442/
dc.subjectIntellectual Property, patents, access to medicines, South Africaen_US
dc.subjectpharmagateen_US
dc.titleThe politics of national intellectual property policy design and the provision of health services in South Africaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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