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Migrants in South Africa have access to healthcare: why it’s kicking …

(2 days ago) According to South Africa’s National Health Act, primary healthcare facilities run by the state must provide free care to everyone, except for people covered by private medical aid schemes. The country’s Ref… See more

https://theconversation.com/migrants-in-south-africa-have-access-to-healthcare-why-its-kicking-up-a-storm-189574

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5 essential reads on migrant access to healthcare in South …

(Just Now) WEBThis includes the constitution, the National Health Act and the Refugee Act. The state must provide free care to everyone, except for people covered by private …

https://theconversation.com/5-essential-reads-on-migrant-access-to-healthcare-in-south-africa-190257

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Internal migration and health in South Africa: …

(7 days ago) WEBBackground In South Africa, human geographic mobility is high as people engage in both permanent and temporary relocation, predominantly from rural to urban …

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-021-10590-6

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Health of refugees and migrants - World Health …

(4 days ago) WEBThe bulk of African migrants move within the continent. More than 80 percent of the migration in Africa occurs within the continent, with intraregional emigration in Sub …

https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/documents/publications/health-of-refugees-migrants-afro-2018.pdf

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Migrants must be part of South Africa’s universal health …

(5 days ago) WEBFirst, South Africa needs to adopt a “migration-aware” approach to the health system and ensure that this is included in the NHI bill. Second, the country needs to learn from Thailand. As

https://theconversation.com/migrants-must-be-part-of-south-africas-universal-health-plan-heres-why-120925

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Policy exclusion or confusion? Perspectives on universal …

(7 days ago) WEBThe African Union’s draft 2018–2027 migration policy framework for Africa recommends that migrants should have access to national healthcare systems, but the …

https://academic.oup.com/heapol/article/36/8/1292/6225002

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Migration and Health IOM South Africa, UN Migration

(8 days ago) WEBMigration and mobility are key livelihood and survival strategies for many households in Southern Africa. Many people including young women and girls are …

https://southafrica.iom.int/migration-and-health

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Towards a migration aware health system in South Africa

(1 days ago) WEBlarge distances in order to seek health care.11 However, due to the high prevalence of population movements within the country, South African public healthcare users have …

https://www.hst.org.za/publications/South%20African%20Health%20Reviews/9_Towards%20a%20migration%20aware%20health%20system%20in%20South%20Africa_a%20strategic%20opportunity%20to%20address%20health%20inequity.pdf

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MIGRANTS’ RIGHT TO HEALTH - African Centre for Migration

(3 days ago) WEBThe Zambia Public Health Act272 provides for the realization of the right to health for all. However, according to Research from Aids and Human Rights Research Unit, University …

https://www.migration.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Migrants-Right-to-Health-in-Southern-Africa.pdf

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Migrants in South Africa have access to healthcare: why it’s kicking …

(3 days ago) WEBA storm has erupted over migrants accessing medical care in SA. A political storm has erupted in South Africa after a video went viral showing the health minister …

https://health-e.org.za/2022/09/01/migrants-in-south-africa-have-access-to-healthcare-why-its-kicking-up-a-storm/

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The struggle to provide health care to refugees, migrants in South …

(6 days ago) WEBBy Andrew Green // 02 May 2024. When Médicins Sans Frontières, the humanitarian medical organization, took over a community clinic in Tshwane, South Africa’s …

https://www.devex.com/news/the-struggle-to-provide-health-care-to-refugees-migrants-in-south-africa-107494

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Social exclusion and the perspectives of health care providers on

(3 days ago) WEBIn Africa, a 2018 WHO report underscored the dearth of empirical information on health care to migrants and the ethical responsibilities or professional …

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0244080

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South Africa: Improve Migrants’ Access to Health Care

(4 days ago) WEBThe 89-page report, "No Healing Here: Violence, Discrimination and Barriers to Health for Migrants in South Africa," describes how harassment, lack of …

https://www.hrw.org/news/2009/12/07/south-africa-improve-migrants-access-health-care

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No Healing Here: Violence, Discrimination and Barriers to Health …

(9 days ago) WEBResearch on HIV positive migrants from 2008 found that fewer than half of surveyed migrants reported ever needing health care while in South Africa, that an …

https://www.hrw.org/report/2009/12/07/no-healing-here/violence-discrimination-and-barriers-health-migrants-south-africa

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Refugee and migrant health - World Health Organization (WHO)

(5 days ago) WEBMigrants may be given a migration status that limits their entitlement and access to health care. However, international law guarantees universal access in line …

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/refugee-and-migrant-health

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(PDF) Access to Health Care Services by refugees in Southern …

(5 days ago) WEBinformation related to refugees and health. As shown in Table 1. above, 11 studies (50%) were conduc ted in South Africa alone, and. 6 papers were based on …

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/295858553_Access_to_Health_Care_Services_by_refugees_in_Southern_Africa_A_Review_of_Literature

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Refugees, migrants and health care in South Africa, explained

(4 days ago) WEBIntroduction. The rights of migrants and refugees to access the South African healthcare system is a complex matter. Laws and policies clash, and medical staff are left confused …

https://genderjustice.org.za/card/refugees-migrants-and-health-care-in-south-africa-explained/

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Migrant men and HIV care engagement in Johannesburg, South …

(7 days ago) WEBBackground South Africa (SA) has one of the highest rates of migration on the continent, largely comprised of men seeking labor opportunities in urban centers. …

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-024-17833-2

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Health worker migration from South Africa: causes, consequences …

(3 days ago) WEBThis paper arises from a four-country study that sought to better understand the drivers of skilled health worker migration, its consequences, and the strategies …

https://human-resources-health.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12960-015-0093-4

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Beyond Xenophobia: Unravelling Violent Crimes Committed by …

(2 days ago) WEBWhite J, Blaauw D, Rispel L (2020) Social exclusion and the perspectives of healthcare providers on migrants in Gauteng public health facilities, South Africa. …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/00219096241249986

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South Africa's National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: Why it is

(6 days ago) WEBThe DA says it will institute legal action in a bid to stop the scheme being implemented. It says it stands for universal health care, but the NHI will "destroy South …

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1030v3p1r8o

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Enhancing Social Protection for Migrant Workers: Challenges and

(1 days ago) WEBMigration from the region occurs along three main routes: the eastern route to Yemen and the Gulf, the southern route towards South Africa, and the northern route to …

https://www.ilo.org/resource/article/enhancing-social-protection-migrant-workers-challenges-and-strategies-east

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South Africa’s healthcare system can’t afford to ignore migration

(8 days ago) WEBMigrants struggle to continue treatment and care because health facilities in different locations are not linked, and – for those moving into and out of South Africa – …

https://theconversation.com/south-africas-healthcare-system-cant-afford-to-ignore-migration-120797

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Research highlights urgent need to tackle health challenges for

(4 days ago) WEBMore information: Esperanza Diaz et al, Capacity building in migration and health in higher education: lessons from five European countries, The Lancet Regional …

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-highlights-urgent-tackle-health-migrants.html

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Judge spanks DHS for sending officers to illegal immigrants’ homes

(Just Now) WEBHealth Care on the Hill; Invest in Portugal; Health Care 2022; Africa FDI Edition; Immigration 2022; Future of Clean Energy; The Baltic States 2022; Invest in …

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/21/judge-spanks-dhs-sending-officers-illegal-immigran/

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Figures at a glance UNHCR US

(2 days ago) WEBHow many refugees are there around the world? At least 108.4 million people around the world have been forced to flee their homes. Among them are nearly 35.3 million …

https://www.unhcr.org/us/about-unhcr/who-we-are/figures-glance

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South African paramedics face danger, theft trying to save lives

(4 days ago) WEBIt's 7:30 p.m. in the South African city of Cape Town. Paramedic Papinki Lebelo wears an expression of deep frustration as he waits in his ambulance outside the …

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2024/05/19/1251372792/ambulances-attack-south-africa-cape-town

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Navigating cultural diversity: harnessing AI for mental health

(Just Now) WEBIn their paper ‘Designing AI for mental health diagnosis: challenges from sub-Saharan African value-laden judgements on mental health disorders’, Ugar and Malele …

https://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2024/05/27/jme-2024-110086

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General election latest: Abbott tells rally she won't be 'intimidated

(1 days ago) WEBThe Lib Dems have unveiled plans to employ mental health professionals in schools if they make it into government, which they claim could be funded through an …

https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-sunak-starmer-davey-tories-labour-lib-dems-general-election-12593360

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South Africa’s Election Offers a Miserable Choice - Jacobin

(4 days ago) WEBTwo weeks ago, President Ramaphosa signed the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme into law, promising universal quality health care for all South Africa. This …

https://jacobin.com/2024/05/south-africa-election-anc-ramaphosa/

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South Africa elections 2024: Key issues by the numbers

(4 days ago) WEBSouth Africa will go to the polls on May 29 for the most unpredictable election in the country’s 30 years of democratic rule.. The governing African National Congress …

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/28/south-africa-elections-2024-key-issues-by-the-numbers

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5 reasons why menstruation support is critical in a humanitarian …

(Just Now) WEBUNITED NATIONS, New York – Every month, nearly 2 billion people menstruate, but gender inequality, poverty and other forms of marginalization mean the …

https://www.unfpa.org/news/5-reasons-why-menstruation-support-critical-humanitarian-crisis

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South Africa in eight charts bifor dia elections - BBC

(8 days ago) WEBIn di last three months of 2023, evri 20 minutes for South Africa dem dey kill one pesin on average. In di same time period, dem don dey rape ova 130 pipo daily.

https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/crggjgg3zzwo

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New trends in Africa-Asia economic relations Brookings

(Just Now) WEBAfrica’s relationship with Asia has changed dramatically over the last few decades. From little economic integration in the early 1990s to the strong trade …

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/new-trends-in-africa-asia-economic-relations/

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Migration and health: what southern Africa needs to do to plug …

(5 days ago) WEBPublished: July 31, 2019 7:40am EDT. A global commission on health and migration has released its report on how health care systems fail migrants. The aim is to provide the …

https://theconversation.com/migration-and-health-what-southern-africa-needs-to-do-to-plug-the-gaps-121144

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Study shows barriers to immigrant use of prenatal care - WHYY

(4 days ago) WEBYears later, the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant policies have continued to sow fear and confusion among immigrants in need of health care. FILE - A doctor …

https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-immigrants-prenatal-health-care-difficulties/

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How student activism shapes the struggle for a better world

(1 days ago) WEBSouth Africa’s apartheid regime actually fell in 1992. In 1975, California Gov. Jerry Brown pushed through a state law guaranteeing the right of farmworkers to organize.

https://www.salon.com/2024/05/27/how-student-activism-shapes-the-struggle-for-a-better-world_partner/

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