Tensions in setting health care priorities for South Africa's children.
Author
Landman, Willem A.; Henley, Lesley D.
Abstract
The new South African constitution commits the government to guarantee "basic health services "for every child under 18. Primary health care for pregnant women and children under six and elements of essential primary health care have received priority. At present, there is little analysis of the moral considerations involved in making choices about more advanced or costly health care which may, arguably, also be "basic". This paper illustrates some of the tensions in setting priorities for a just macroallocation of children's health care, given the realities of need and scarce resources, and the commitment to equality of basic opportunities. Originally published Journal of Medical Ethics, Vol. 24, No. 4, Aug 1998
Date
1998-08
Citation:
APA:
Landman, Willem A., & Henley, Lesley D.. (August 1998).
Tensions in setting health care priorities for South Africa's children..
Journal of Medical Ethics,
24(4),
268-
273. Retrieved from
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3333
MLA:
Landman, Willem A., and Henley, Lesley D..
"Tensions in setting health care priorities for South Africa's children.". Journal of Medical Ethics.
24:4. (268-273),
August 1998.
September 23, 2023.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3333.
Chicago:
Landman, Willem A. and Henley, Lesley D.,
"Tensions in setting health care priorities for South Africa's children.," Journal of Medical Ethics 24, no.
4 (August 1998),
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3333 (accessed
September 23, 2023).
AMA:
Landman, Willem A., Henley, Lesley D..
Tensions in setting health care priorities for South Africa's children.. Journal of Medical Ethics.
August 1998;
24(4):
268-273.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3333. Accessed
September 23, 2023.
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East Carolina University