The (political) economics of antiretroviral treatment in developing countries
| dc.contributor.author | Nattrass, Nicoli | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-05-12T08:24:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-05-12T08:24:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-05-12T08:23:00Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Despite unprecedented international mobilisation to support universal provision of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), national governments continue to play the key role in determining access to treatment. Whereas some AIDS-affected countries have performed as well as or better than expected given their level of development, institutional characteristics and demographic challenges (e.g. Thailand and Brazil), others (notably South Africa) have not. This article argues that the 'economics' of antiretroviral drug delivery is at heart a political-economy of access to treatment. It depends on commitment on the part of national governments to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies over patented antiretroviral drug prices, on their policy towards compulsory licensing, and on the approach they adopt to delivering HAART. Civil society has an important role to play in encouraging governments to become, and remain, committed to taking action to ensure sustainable and widespread access to HAART. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Nattrass, N. (2008). The (political) economics of antiretroviral treatment in developing countries. <i>Trends in Microbiology</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19624 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Nattrass, Nicoli "The (political) economics of antiretroviral treatment in developing countries." <i>Trends in Microbiology</i> (2008) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19624 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Nattrass, N. J. (2008). The (political) economics of antiretroviral treatment in developing countries. Trends in Microbiology, 16(12), 574-579. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0966-842X | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Nattrass, Nicoli AB - Despite unprecedented international mobilisation to support universal provision of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), national governments continue to play the key role in determining access to treatment. Whereas some AIDS-affected countries have performed as well as or better than expected given their level of development, institutional characteristics and demographic challenges (e.g. Thailand and Brazil), others (notably South Africa) have not. This article argues that the 'economics' of antiretroviral drug delivery is at heart a political-economy of access to treatment. It depends on commitment on the part of national governments to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies over patented antiretroviral drug prices, on their policy towards compulsory licensing, and on the approach they adopt to delivering HAART. Civil society has an important role to play in encouraging governments to become, and remain, committed to taking action to ensure sustainable and widespread access to HAART. DA - 2008 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Trends in Microbiology LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 SM - 0966-842X T1 - The (political) economics of antiretroviral treatment in developing countries TI - The (political) economics of antiretroviral treatment in developing countries UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19624 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19624 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966842X08002163 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Nattrass N. The (political) economics of antiretroviral treatment in developing countries. Trends in Microbiology. 2008; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19624. | en_ZA |
| dc.language | eng | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.department | Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR) | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Humanities | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.source | Trends in Microbiology | en_ZA |
| dc.source.uri | http://www.journals.elsevier.com/trends-in-microbiology/ | |
| dc.subject.other | Political economics | |
| dc.subject.other | Antiretroviral treatment | |
| dc.subject.other | HAART | |
| dc.subject.other | Developing countries | |
| dc.title | The (political) economics of antiretroviral treatment in developing countries | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
| uct.type.filetype | Image | |
| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Article | en_ZA |