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TB, HIV, and Migration: Understanding Disease Patterns and Prevention Challenges Among African Migrants in South Africa

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 Understanding Disease Patterns and Prevention Challenges How migration dynamics, exclusionary policies, and fragile health systems fuel dual epidemics—and what must be done to change course. A Tale of Two Crises: The Migrant’s Health Journey In May 2022, Awa, a 29-year-old undocumented woman from the DRC, sought treatment at a community clinic in Durban after experiencing […]

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