Tobacco Control in South Africa: Next Steps
2011
This case supplements Tobacco Control in South Africa, a review of the policy changes in tobacco control in post-apartheid South Africa. The case covers the period from 1994 to 1996 under the leadership of Minister of Health, Dr. Nkosazana Zuma. This case explains what happened after 1996, the steps Zuma took to continue her fight against tobacco (including expanding research capacity, getting increases in excise taxes passed, and pushing national legislation through), and what happened after her departure in 1999.
Learning Objectives: To understand the political and economic forces and the role of research and data in implementing tobacco control legislation in a country undergoing an epidemiological shift, and the value of health communication, chronic disease prevention, and advocacy in health care delivery.
The Global Health Delivery (GHD) Project, an interdisciplinary collaboration between Harvard Business School, Harvard Medical School, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, investigates the management decisions behind disease treatment and prevention globally. The Global Health Delivery (GHD) Case Collection is a set of teaching case studies that are available for all at no cost online through Harvard Business Publishing, GHDonline, and The Case Centre.
Tobacco Control in South Africa: Next Steps
Source:
Bitton A et al. Tobacco Control in South Africa: Next Steps. Global Health Delivery Project, Harvard Business Publishing 2011. https://www.globalhealthdelivery.org/case-collection/case-studies/africa/tobacco-control-south-africa-next-steps.