An analysis of migration and implications for health in government policy of South Africa.

ABSTRACT: 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 all people, regardless of their migratory and/or legal status. South Africa is a middle-income country that experiences high levels of cross-border and internal migration, with the right to health enshrined in its Constitution. A National Health Insurance Bill also commits the South African public health system to universal health coverage, including for migrant and mobile groups. We conducted a study of government policy documents (from the health sector and other sectors) that in our view should be relevant to issues of migration and health, at national

SUBMITTER: Manji K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10165765 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature