A Crisis Unfolding: Children at the Center of Climate Hunger In southern Madagascar, hunger has become a daily reality. Consecutive droughts have devastated harvests and forced thousands of families to make impossible choices. According to the World Food Programme, more than 2 million people in southern Madagascar faced acute food insecurity in 2025, while hundreds […]
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
Breaking Down Borders, Building Health Systems: The Cross-Border Coordination Crisis in Southern Africa Introduction: When Borders Become Barriers to Health Maria, a 34-year-old Mozambican mother living in Nkomazi, South Africa, discovered she was HIV-positive during antenatal care. Immediately, healthcare workers started her treatment. However, when she returned to Mozambique for a family emergency three months
CHWs and Migrant Access to Public Health in South Africa Overcoming Language, Cultural, and Trust Barriers Opening: A Clinic Scene in Gauteng On a sweltering summer morning at a primary healthcare clinic in Gauteng, Amina arrives with her two young children. She has travelled from a nearby informal settlement where she works long hours cleaning
Bridging the Treatment Gap: Supporting Migrants with HIV/AIDS-TB Co-Infections in South Africa When Borders Become Barriers: The Silent Crisis Thirty-five-year-old Grace* travels between Zimbabwe and South Africa’s Limpopo province every three months. She works on commercial farms near Musina during harvesting seasons. Grace lives with both HIV and tuberculosis (TB), requiring consistent medication for both
Maternal and Child Health Among Mozambican Migrants in Border Communities Opening: A Border Story, A Human Cost In a rural border community in northeastern South Africa — home to many former refugees and migrants from Mozambique — 4‑year-old Maria* died of a preventable illness after missing her routine immunisation. Her mother, a Mozambican migrant, lacked
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Traditional Medicine vs. Biomedical Healthcare: Health-Seeking Patterns of Malawian Migrants in Limpopo Understanding the Health-Seeking Landscape Malawian migrants in Limpopo navigate complex healthcare options. For instance, a 2023 survey found that over 60% rely on traditional healers annually, while 45% access public clinics. Consequently, migrants often alternate between systems depending on illness severity and accessibility.
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
Between Borders and Barriers: What Mozambican Migrants Face in Accessing HIV Treatment in South Africa Opening: When Borders Block Lifesaving Care In a cramped hostel on the edge of Johannesburg, a 34-year-old Mozambican miner — Pedro — skipped his monthly clinic appointment. His employer refused him time off, and his identity document lacked updated work
Southern Africa’s Climate Migration in 2050: Preparing Health Systems Today Opening: A Changing Migration Horizon Imagine Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, in 2050. Urban sprawl is no longer driven solely by economic migration. Increasingly, people move because climate change has destroyed rural livelihoods. Rural communities in Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Mozambique face worsening droughts, failing crops, and water
