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Madagascar’s Hunger Crisis: Why Climate-Driven Famine is Pushing Children Across SADC Borders

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 […]

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How Does Incomplete Vaccination Coverage Among Cross-Border Migrants Threaten Disease Outbreaks in South African Communities?

Incomplete Vaccination Among Migrants and Disease Risks in South Africa Opening — a warning from 2025 In 2025, National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) data reported over 1,900 confirmed measles cases in South Africa by November, with the majority concentrated in urban provinces such as Gauteng. NICD+2IOL+2 Meanwhile, ongoing cross‑border migration — both regional and

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Urban Planning and Migration: Infrastructure Challenges in South African Cities – A Health Policy Analysis

Migration Health in South African Cities Addressing the Critical Intersection of Urbanization, Migration, and Public Health in Post-Apartheid South Africa Introduction: The Convergence of Crisis and Opportunity In Alexandra Township, Johannesburg, 22-year-old Nomsa* (name changed) recently moved from rural Limpopo to seek employment opportunities. Like thousands of other internal migrants, she settled in an informal

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