Durban East African Migrants: Mental Health and Support Access Introduction: A Crisis Hidden in Everyday Life Every morning, the Durban Inner City Clinic sees long queues of migrant workers seeking help. Many come from Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Most wait quietly, but behind the calm lie stories of trauma, displacement, economic stress, and […]
A Health Policy Lens on Continental Mobility and Health Care Systems A Tale of Two Cities: When Migration Meets Healthcare Reality In Cape Town’s Somerset Hospital emergency ward, Dr. Nomsa Mbeki notices a familiar pattern during her night shifts. Among the patients seeking urgent care, approximately 30% are cross-border migrants from Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and other
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Mental Health of African Migrants Addressing trauma, depression, anxiety, and PTSD linked to migration experiences, xenophobia, and social isolation Introduction: A Crisis in Plain Sight In Johannesburg’s Mayfair district, known as “Little Mogadishu,” Hawy sits in a cramped room with three other Somali asylum seekers. Since 2004, he has watched his father and brothers die
