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How Does Overcrowded Housing in Informal Settlements Impact Migrant Health Outcomes?

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How Overcrowded Housing in Informal Settlements Impacts Migrant Health Outcomes in South Africa Infectious Disease Transmission • Mental Health • Maternal & Child Health 1. Introduction: When a Home Becomes a Health Risk In March 2024, “Amina,” a 28-year-old Somali woman living in Cape Town’s Philippi settlement, shared a simple worry: “At night we sleep […]

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Understanding South Africa’s Immigration System: Health Policy Challenges and Reform Imperatives

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South Africa’s Immigration  Health Policy Reform Recently, Amara*, a pregnant Zimbabwean woman, waited fourteen hours at Cape Town’s Refugee Reception Office (RRO) only to be turned away without processing her asylum application. Subsequently, she delivered her baby without proper documentation, consequently limiting both her and her child’s access to essential healthcare services. Unfortunately, this scenario

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