Xenophobic attitudes and actions are all-pervasive in South Africa in civil society and the
state. Medical xenophobia refers to the negative attitudes and practices of health …

Background Communication with health care providers represents an essential part of
access to health care for the over 230 million cross-border migrants around the world. In this …

The Covid-19 pandemic provides a stark reminder of the political tensions associated with
the field of immigration and health, highlighting the central role that nationalism, racism and …

The conceptualization and models of migration, gendered labor, and care have been
developed with the primacy of South to North migrations in mind and have only incorporated …

Introduction Global migration policy discussions are increasingly driven by moral panics–
public anxiety about issues thought to threaten the moral standards of society. This includes …

South Africa (SA), like the rest of the Southern African Development Community, has a high
prevalence of communicable diseases, an increasing non-communicable disease burden …

Background Migration is difficult to measure because it is highly repeatable. Health and
Demographic Surveillance Systems (HDSSs) provide a unique opportunity to study …

The provision of healthcare services to African migrants within the South African public
healthcare system has been characterized as marred by medical xenophobia. While the …

Migration studies in post-Apartheid South Africa have maintained a strong focus on cross-
border mobility while often narrowing health-related research to HIV/AIDS concerns and …

Abstract In South Africa, epilepsy is poorly understood and managed. The different cultural
understandings and terms used to explain the condition across the diverse population …