Promoting public health using competition law: applying the essential facilities doctrine to increase access to drugs in South Africa

dc.contributor.advisorDavis, Judge Dennis
dc.contributor.authorNtambirweki, Barbara
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-16T08:54:04Z
dc.date.available2026-03-16T08:54:04Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.updated2026-03-16T08:13:30Z
dc.description.abstractThe impact and nature of HIV/ AIDS pandemic epitomizes the greatest threat to public health and the most important challenge facing South Africa today.1 In 2007, it was estimated that more than five million people are living with HIV/ AIDS in South Africa which represents the highest number of sufferers in any country in the world. 2 It is likely that close to 400,000 South Africans die of the disease each year.3 Despite this reality, the government for sometime was reluctant to deal with urgency and commitment required by the epidemic.4 After many years of controversy with civil society, the government fina11y adopted a new National HIV/ AIDS & STI Strategic Plan for South Africa 2007-11 (NSP). The primary aims of the NSP is to reduce the rate HIV infections by 50% by 2011 and reduce the impact of AIDS by expanding access to appropriate treatment care and support to 80% of those in need by 2011. The four priority areas of NSP include prevention, treatment, care, support; research monitoring and surveillance.
dc.identifier.apacitationNtambirweki, B. (2009). <i>Promoting public health using competition law: applying the essential facilities doctrine to increase access to drugs in South Africa</i>. (). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Centre for Law and Society. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42982en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationNtambirweki, Barbara. <i>"Promoting public health using competition law: applying the essential facilities doctrine to increase access to drugs in South Africa."</i> ., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Centre for Law and Society, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42982en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNtambirweki, B. 2009. Promoting public health using competition law: applying the essential facilities doctrine to increase access to drugs in South Africa. . University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Centre for Law and Society. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42982en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Ntambirweki, Barbara AB - The impact and nature of HIV/ AIDS pandemic epitomizes the greatest threat to public health and the most important challenge facing South Africa today.1 In 2007, it was estimated that more than five million people are living with HIV/ AIDS in South Africa which represents the highest number of sufferers in any country in the world. 2 It is likely that close to 400,000 South Africans die of the disease each year.3 Despite this reality, the government for sometime was reluctant to deal with urgency and commitment required by the epidemic.4 After many years of controversy with civil society, the government fina11y adopted a new National HIV/ AIDS &amp; STI Strategic Plan for South Africa 2007-11 (NSP). The primary aims of the NSP is to reduce the rate HIV infections by 50% by 2011 and reduce the impact of AIDS by expanding access to appropriate treatment care and support to 80% of those in need by 2011. The four priority areas of NSP include prevention, treatment, care, support; research monitoring and surveillance. DA - 2009 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Drugs KW - South Africa KW - Public Health LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 T1 - Promoting public health using competition law: applying the essential facilities doctrine to increase access to drugs in South Africa TI - Promoting public health using competition law: applying the essential facilities doctrine to increase access to drugs in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42982 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/42982
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationNtambirweki B. Promoting public health using competition law: applying the essential facilities doctrine to increase access to drugs in South Africa. []. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Centre for Law and Society, 2009 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42982en_ZA
dc.language.isoen
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Law and Society
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Law
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subjectDrugs
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.titlePromoting public health using competition law: applying the essential facilities doctrine to increase access to drugs in South Africa
dc.typeThesis / Dissertation
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelLLM
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