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Community Dialogue Programs That Work: Lessons from Cape Town’s Refugee Integration Model

 Cape Town’s Refugee Integration Model A City of Opportunity and Tension Cape Town, one of South Africa’s most diverse cities, represents both promise and conflict. According to the City of Cape Town’s 2023 Social Cohesion Report, over 250,000 refugees and asylum seekers live in the metro area. Most come from the DRC, Somalia, Ethiopia, and […]

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Why Do Uganda’s Open-Door Refugee Policies Contrast So Sharply With South Africa’s Restrictive System?

Uganda vs South Africa: Why Refugee Health Policies Diverge A comparative analysis of refugee health systems in East and Southern Africa Introduction: Two Clinics, Two Realities In Uganda’s Nakivale settlement, 26-year-old Amina from South Sudan attends her antenatal check-up at the local clinic. She receives the same care as Ugandan citizens because services are fully

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South Africa’s Refugee and Asylum System: Processing, Integration and Support Mechanisms Through a Health Policy Lens

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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