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

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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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Are Migrant Children in South Africa Falling Through the Cracks of National Immunization Programs?

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Migrant Children and Immunisation Gaps in South Africa Opening: a worrying real-world snapshot When one thinks of immunisation in South Africa, the assumption is often that children — whoever they are — receive vaccines via the state’s well-established immunisation schedule. But for many migrant children, especially those whose parents are foreign nationals or undocumented, reality

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How Do Social Networks and Community Organizations Mediate Food Access and Health Outcomes for African Migrants?

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When networks become lifelines: a migrant household in Johannesburg In 2024, a family of Mozambican migrants living in a township near Johannesburg spoke with researchers about their weekly food situation. They reported surviving on “what the group can afford together.” Neither parent had stable employment. Instead, they pooled income and shared staples bought in bulk

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