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Healthcare Denied: How Clinic Staff Turn Away Undocumented Migrants Despite Constitutional Rights

Healthcare of Undocumented Migrants  Constitutional Rights Opening: a real case and a stark statistic In 2023, a young Zimbabwean mother in a peri-urban township in Gauteng arrived at a public clinic in labour. She carried no documents, fearing arrest. Clinic staff told her she would need to pay upfront or produce a permit before being […]

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