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View article: 427 From evidence to action - navigating complexities of violence and mental health in migrants living in precarity
427 From evidence to action - navigating complexities of violence and mental health in migrants living in precarity Open
WKS 30: From evidence to action - Navigating complexities of violence and mental health in migrants living in precarity, B305 (FCSH), September 5, 2025, 10:15 - 11:15 Rationale / Purpose The cyclical relationship between gender-based viole…
View article: Upholding the Right to Health in Contexts of Displacement: A Whole-of-Route Policy Analysis in South Africa, Kenya, Somalia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo
Upholding the Right to Health in Contexts of Displacement: A Whole-of-Route Policy Analysis in South Africa, Kenya, Somalia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo Open
The Sustainable Development Goals commit states to Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for all; yet displaced populations—including asylum seekers, refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and undocumented migrants—remain systematically …
View article: Upholding the Right to Health in Contexts of Displacement: A Whole-of-Route Policy Analysis in South Africa, Kenya, Somalia, and the DRC
Upholding the Right to Health in Contexts of Displacement: A Whole-of-Route Policy Analysis in South Africa, Kenya, Somalia, and the DRC Open
The Sustainable Development Goals affirm healthcare as a universal right, with Target 3.8 calling for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for all, including displaced populations. Yet in Southern and Eastern Africa (SEA), refugees, asylum seek…
View article: Bilateral health agreements of South Africa: an analysis of issues covered
Bilateral health agreements of South Africa: an analysis of issues covered Open
The bilateral agreements signed between South Africa and countries in Southern and Eastern Africa are a rare example of efforts to regulate health-related issues in a world region. As far as we know, there are no comparable bilateral healt…
View article: Compatible Compacts? The “Social Life” of Vulnerability, Migration Governance, and Protection at the Zimbabwe–South Africa Border
Compatible Compacts? The “Social Life” of Vulnerability, Migration Governance, and Protection at the Zimbabwe–South Africa Border Open
The central argument of this paper is that interventions of humanitarian organizations at the Zimbabwe–South Africa border reveal the importance placed on making very clear distinctions between those needing protection and those who do not…
View article: An analysis of migration and implications for health in government policy of South Africa
An analysis of migration and implications for health in government policy of South Africa Open
For over a decade, the global health community has advanced policy engagement with migration and health, as reflected in multiple global-led initiatives. These initiatives have called on governments to provide universal health coverage to …
View article: Condensed Results Report of PROTECT's Fieldwork Research in Migratory Hotspots
Condensed Results Report of PROTECT's Fieldwork Research in Migratory Hotspots Open
Fieldwork was conducted in selected migration arrival ports in Greece, Italy, Spain, France, South Africa, and Canada to explore the role of the notion of vulnerability in the field level governance of international protection. Specificall…
View article: From global to community: The availability of protection mechanisms for refugees in South Africa
From global to community: The availability of protection mechanisms for refugees in South Africa Open
Protection mechanisms aimed at assisting refugees emerge at different scales, from the global to the local. In host countries such as South Africa, formal mechanisms are meant to support refugees in finding various forms of protection, inc…
View article: Compatible Compacts? The 'social life' of vulnerability, migration governance and protection at the Zimbabwe - South Africa border
Compatible Compacts? The 'social life' of vulnerability, migration governance and protection at the Zimbabwe - South Africa border Open
Do the Global Compacts’ engagement with questions of vulnerability match with the realities of African migrants living on the African continent? In this article, we engage this discussion using South Africa as a case study to examine the r…
View article: The Role of Institutional Architecture in the Reception of Refugees in South Africa
The Role of Institutional Architecture in the Reception of Refugees in South Africa Open
South Africa has a progressive legal refugee framework and retains a national refugee reception system comprising of several key pieces of institutional architecture, which include a nationally run refugee status determination (RSD) proced…
View article: “Let’s manage the stressor today” exploring the mental health response to forced migrants in Johannesburg, South Africa
“Let’s manage the stressor today” exploring the mental health response to forced migrants in Johannesburg, South Africa Open
Purpose In South Africa, the majority of the population struggles to access care and support for mental health challenges. Drawing on challenges faced by asylum seekers and refugees in the urban margins of Johannesburg, this paper aims to …
View article: Addressing the migrant gap: maternal healthcare perspectives on utilising prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) services during the COVID-19 pandemic, South Africa
Addressing the migrant gap: maternal healthcare perspectives on utilising prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) services during the COVID-19 pandemic, South Africa Open
COVID-19 amplified existing challenges for cross-border migrant women to utilise PMTCT services. Future pandemic preparedness should be addressed with differentiated service delivery including multi-month dispensing of ARVs, virtual educat…
View article: The Challenge of Reaching Undocumented Migrants with COVID-19 Vaccination
The Challenge of Reaching Undocumented Migrants with COVID-19 Vaccination Open
Access to vaccination against a health threat such as that presented by the COVID-19 pandemic is an imperative driven, in principle, by at least three compelling factors: (1) the right to health of all people, irrespective of their status;…
View article: Draft analysis of how networks of international, national and local actors collaborate to reduce vulnerabilities on Six Sites in Europe, Canada, and South Africa
Draft analysis of how networks of international, national and local actors collaborate to reduce vulnerabilities on Six Sites in Europe, Canada, and South Africa Open
Based on fieldwork conducted in selected migration arrival ports in Greece, Italy, Spain, France, South Africa, and Canada, this research report explores the role of the notion of vulnerability in the field level governance of internationa…
View article: Draft analysis of how networks of international, national and local actors collaborate to reduce vulnerabilities on Six Sites in Europe, Canada, and South Africa
Draft analysis of how networks of international, national and local actors collaborate to reduce vulnerabilities on Six Sites in Europe, Canada, and South Africa Open
Based on fieldwork conducted in selected migration arrival ports in Greece, Italy, Spain, France, South Africa, and Canada, this research report explores the role of the notion of vulnerability in the field level governance of internationa…
View article: Framing Migration During the Covid-19 Pandemic in South Africa: A 12-Month Media Monitoring Project
Framing Migration During the Covid-19 Pandemic in South Africa: A 12-Month Media Monitoring Project Open
Assumptions surrounding the origins of Covid-19, the relationship between human mobility and the spread of the virus, and the pressure that the pandemic has placed on communities, have exacerbated xenophobic tensions globally, including in…
View article: How key actors and stakeholders apply the notion of vulnerability in Europe, Canada, and South Africa
How key actors and stakeholders apply the notion of vulnerability in Europe, Canada, and South Africa Open
This introduction serves to contextualize six PROTECT country case study reports from the EU Horizon 2020 PROTECT research project. Drawing on ethnographic studies in selected arrival ports in France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Canada and South…
View article: Draft analysis of how networks of international, national and local actors collaborate to reduce vulnerabilities on Six Sites in Europe, Canada, and South Africa
Draft analysis of how networks of international, national and local actors collaborate to reduce vulnerabilities on Six Sites in Europe, Canada, and South Africa Open
Based on fieldwork conducted in selected migration arrival ports in Greece, Italy, Spain, France, South Africa, and Canada, this research report explores the role of the notion of vulnerability in the field level governance of internationa…
View article: Draft analysis of how networks of international, national and local actors collaborate to reduce vulnerabilities on Six Sites in Europe, Canada, and South Africa
Draft analysis of how networks of international, national and local actors collaborate to reduce vulnerabilities on Six Sites in Europe, Canada, and South Africa Open
Based on fieldwork conducted in selected migration arrival ports in Greece, Italy, Spain, France, South Africa, and Canada, this research report explores the role of the notion of vulnerability in the field level governance of internationa…
View article: Draft analysis of how networks of international, national and local actors collaborate to reduce vulnerabilities on Six Sites in Europe, Canada, and South Africa
Draft analysis of how networks of international, national and local actors collaborate to reduce vulnerabilities on Six Sites in Europe, Canada, and South Africa Open
Based on fieldwork conducted in selected migration arrival ports in Greece, Italy, Spain, France, South Africa, and Canada, this research report explores the role of the notion of vulnerability in the field level governance of internationa…
View article: Left behind: why South Africa must develop migration-aware responses to COVID-19 and future pandemics
Left behind: why South Africa must develop migration-aware responses to COVID-19 and future pandemics Open
The Coronavirus 2019 disease pandemic and strategies to mitigate its impact have restricted and complicated migration globally, including in Southern Africa, a region associated with diverse population movements within and between countrie…
View article: Providing HIV Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) Services to Migrants During the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Africa: Insights of Healthcare Providers
Providing HIV Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) Services to Migrants During the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Africa: Insights of Healthcare Providers Open
Background: In March 2020, COVID-19 entered South Africa, resulting in 2.9 million cases, the country took preventative and precautionary measures to control the spread of COVID-19 infection. These measures limited population mobility espe…
View article: Research on the move: exploring WhatsApp as a tool for understanding the intersections between migration, mobility, health and gender in South Africa
Research on the move: exploring WhatsApp as a tool for understanding the intersections between migration, mobility, health and gender in South Africa Open
Background Reflecting global norms, South Africa is associated with high levels of cross-border and internal population mobility, yet migration-aware health system responses are lacking. Existing literature highlights three methodological …
View article: Using WhatsApp messenger for health systems research: a scoping review of available literature
Using WhatsApp messenger for health systems research: a scoping review of available literature Open
Globally, the use of mobile phones for improving access to healthcare and conducting health research has gained traction in recent years as rates of ownership increase, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Mobile insta…
View article: Research on the Move: Exploring WhatsApp as a Tool for Understanding the Intersections between Migration, Mobility, Health and Gender in South Africa
Research on the Move: Exploring WhatsApp as a Tool for Understanding the Intersections between Migration, Mobility, Health and Gender in South Africa Open
Background: Reflecting global norms, South Africa is associated with high levels of cross-border and internal population mobility, yet migration-aware health system responses are lacking. Existing literature highlights four methodological …