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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 Refugee Act of 1998 stipulates that refugees are entitled to the same access to treatment and “basic … See more

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

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Health of refugees and migrants - World Health Organization …

(4 days ago) WEBHPCSA Health Professional Council of South Africa HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome IDP(s) health of refugees and migrants, …

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

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5 essential reads on migrant access to healthcare in South Africa

(Just Now) WEBXenophobia. National Health Act. Undocumented migrants. Health care access. RandD. Refugee Act. Operation Dudula. Anti-migrant sentiment. Small, …

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

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The State Of The South African Refugee Protection Regime: Part I

(1 days ago) WEBIncreasingly restrictive policies paired with chronic processing delays and endemic corruption and mismanagement in the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) have twisted …

https://hsf.org.za/publications/hsf-briefs/the-state-of-the-south-african-refugee-protection-regime-part-i-current-status

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Refugee and migrant health - World Health Organization (WHO)

(5 days ago) WEBRefugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced people (IDPs) and migrants often come from communities affected by war, conflict, climate change or economic …

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

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South Africa UNHCR - UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

(4 days ago) WEBStrengthening the asylum system is one of the key priorities in South Africa, where asylum-seekers are caught-up in a complex environment of mixed population flows. In …

https://www.unhcr.org/countries/south-africa

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

(6 days ago) WEBWhen Médicins Sans Frontières, the humanitarian medical organization, took over a community clinic in Tshwane, South Africa’s administrative capital in 2019, the …

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

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How South Africa is denying refugees their rights: what …

(5 days ago) WEBSouth Africa’s asylum management system is designed for 50,000 applications a year, but has had to grapple with numbers as high as 222,300 in 2009 and 62,200 in 2015.

https://theconversation.com/how-south-africa-is-denying-refugees-their-rights-what-needs-to-change-135692

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Policy exclusion or confusion? Perspectives on universal health

(3 days ago) WEBInvestment in health and in the health system will facilitate quality UHC for all, including for migrants and refugees (South African Lancet National Commission, …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8428584/

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Refugees in South Africa: 'Give us a place where we can …

(6 days ago) WEBNadine Nkurukiye. Refugee from Burundi. While in South Africa, a place where she thought she was safe, she was attacked and raped by a man who remains at large. "There is no help, there is no-one

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-51284576

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Health and Health Care in South Africa — 20 Years …

(1 days ago) WEBApproximately 16% of South Africans (8 million people) have private health insurance that provides access to health care from the remaining 70% of doctors who work full-time in the private sector

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsr1405012

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Access to healthcare by “mixed migrants” in South Africa and Kenya

(6 days ago) WEBThe 1997 White Paper for the Transformation of the Health System in South Africa confirmed the view that the right to healthcare should be extended also to …

https://rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2021/10/18/analysing-access-to-healthcare-for-refugees-and-migrants-mixed-migrants-in-south-africa-and-kenya-protective-laws-and-progressive-policies-clashing-with-daily-reality/

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Annual Results Report 2022 South Africa Multi Country

(7 days ago) WEBRefugees and asylum-seekers are included in primary education systems everywhere except the Indian Ocean Islands. Health access is inconsistent across the countries – in …

https://reporting.unhcr.org/files/2023-06/SA%20-%20South%20Africa%20Multi%20Country.pdf

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UNHCR and the Government pledge to clear the asylum - South …

(Just Now) WEBOf the 266,946 refugees and asylum-seekers in South Africa, two-thirds of them have asylum-seeker status, and do not have access to the full rights and privileges …

https://southafrica.un.org/en/136315-unhcr-and-government-pledge-clear-asylum-backlog-2024

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The State Of The South African Refugee Protection Regime: Part II

(7 days ago) WEBStill, with crime levels on the rise, everyone entering South Africa through the asylum system serves as an easy target for a government defending an ineffective criminal …

https://hsf.org.za/publications/hsf-briefs/the-state-of-the-south-african-refugee-protection-regime-part-ii-politics-and-policy

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Update on UNHCR’s operations in southern Africa - The UN …

(3 days ago) WEBIn June 2023, UNHCR convened stakeholders at the regional and country levels to take stock of the 146 pledges made during the first Global Refugee Forum, held in 2019, and …

https://www.unhcr.org/sites/default/files/2024-02/southern-africa-89-sc-english.pdf

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Migrant and Refugee Access to Public Healthcare in South Africa

(4 days ago) WEBThe Refugees Act of South Africa. The Refugees Act sets out rights for asylum-seekers and refugees in South Africa. It states that: Refugees in South Africa …

https://www.scalabrini.org.za/migrant-and-refugee-access-to-public-healthcare-in-south-africa/

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“Let’s manage the stressor today” exploring the mental health …

(1 days ago) WEBPurpose. In South Africa, the majority of the population struggles to access care and support for mental health challenges. Drawing on challenges faced by asylum …

https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJMHSC-11-2021-0103/full/html

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UNHCR South Africa - Help for refugees and asylum-seekers

(5 days ago) WEBWelcome to the ‘Help’ website run by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. Here, refugees, asylum-seekers and stateless persons can find information to help them know more …

https://help.unhcr.org/southafrica/

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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 …

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

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Asylum & Refugee Status Determination - UNHCR South Africa

(1 days ago) WEBAsylum & Refugee Status Determination. ATTENTION! The DHA will start offering additional services at the RROs from 3 May 2022. For more information on this, …

https://help.unhcr.org/southafrica/get-help/asylum/

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World Refugees Day: Assessing South Africa's Refugee Protection …

(Just Now) WEBThe opening came after years of court battles since the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) closed its Cape Town Refugees Office. To recognize World Refugees Day, members of …

https://www.sihma.org.za/Blog-on-the-move/world-refugees-day

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Department of Home Affairs - Refugee Status & Asylum

(5 days ago) WEBA Refugee. He is a person who has been granted asylum status and protection in terms of thesection 24 of Refugee Act No 130 of 1998. Under the 1951 United Nations …

https://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/immigration-services/refugee-status-asylum

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South Africa: Toxic Rhetoric Endangers Migrants

(2 days ago) WEBCandidates in South Africa’s forthcoming general elections have said it would “fix the asylum seeker system: Immigration and Refugee Protection with …

https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/05/06/south-africa-toxic-rhetoric-endangers-migrants

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