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The WhatsApp Groups Feeding Harare: How the Diaspora Is Bankrolling Zimbabwe’s Urban Organic Food Movement

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WhatsApp Remittances and Health: The Cost of Feeding Families Across Borders Money From Abroad, Vegetables at Home, and the Economics of Eating Clean A 32-year-old electrician from Harare never thought he would leave Zimbabwe. Nevertheless, economic collapse forced him out. Today, he lives in Cape Town’s informal settlements, working casual jobs. However, his WhatsApp notifications […]

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Mental Health Challenges and Help-Seeking Behaviors Among East African Migrants in Durban

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Durban East African Migrants: Mental Health and Support Access Introduction: A Crisis Hidden in Everyday Life Every morning, the Durban Inner City Clinic sees long queues of migrant workers seeking help. Many come from Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Most wait quietly, but behind the calm lie stories of trauma, displacement, economic stress, and

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The Impact of COVID-19 on South African Border Controls and Regional Migration Patterns: A Health Policy Perspective

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 COVID-19 Migration in South Africa Introduction: Borders as Barriers to Health On 15 March 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national state of disaster. Overnight, borders closed to all but goods and citizen repatriation, reshaping migration across Southern Africa. Maria*, a Mozambican domestic worker in Johannesburg, suddenly faced losing her job if she returned home,

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South Africa’s Refugee and Asylum System: Processing, Integration and Support Mechanisms Through a Health Policy Lens

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A Crisis at the Intersection of Migration and Health The Human Cost of System Failure In the corridors of Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, Dr. Sarah Ndlovu encounters a familiar struggle. A 34-year-old asylum seeker from the Democratic Republic of Congo sits before her. She carries her pregnancy at seven months. However, she holds only

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The Hidden Epidemic: Mental Health Challenges Among African Migrants in South Africa’s Urban Centers

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 Mental Health of African Migrants Addressing trauma, depression, anxiety, and PTSD linked to migration experiences, xenophobia, and social isolation Introduction: A Crisis in Plain Sight In Johannesburg’s Mayfair district, known as “Little Mogadishu,” Hawy sits in a cramped room with three other Somali asylum seekers. Since 2004, he has watched his father and brothers die

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