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What Are the Cross-Border Health Coordination Challenges Between South Africa and Neighboring SADC Countries?

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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 […]

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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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