E-drug: Analysis of South Africa's NDP process
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Dear E-druggers
South Africa's 1996 National Drug Policy has been closely watched for
a number of reasons. An analysis of the process of developing and
implementing the policy has recently been completed by the Centre for
Health Policy, School of Public Health, University of the
Witwatersrand. The authors of the report - entitled "POLICY CHANGE IN
A CONTEXT OF
TRANSITION: DRUG POLICY IN SOUTH AFRICA 1989-1999" - are Andy Gray,
Thulani Matsebula, Duane Blaauw, Helen Schneider and Lucy Gilson. A
full text version of the report has been placed on the Centre's web
site at http://www.hst.org.za/chp/pubs/policy.pdf (374kb)
Below is the Executive Summary. We would welcome comments on the
report from E-druggers. Those interested in the overall financing
scene could also look at Gilson L, Doherty J, McIntyre D, Thomas S,
Brijlall V, Bowa C, Mbatsha S. The Dynamics of Policy Change - Health
Care Financing in South Africa 1994-1999 - also available on the CHP
site at http://www.hst.org.za/chp/pubs/policy_change.htm
regards
Andy