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Call For Applications: 2x post-doctoral fellowships in migration and health in Africa
Applications are invited for two post-doctoral fellowships at the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS), at the University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa). These fellowships are part of a newly established Cluster of Research Excellence (CoRE) in Migration and Health.
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Call For Applications: GEMMS Research Coordinator
Applications are invited for a Research Coordinator at the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS), based at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University). The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating GEMMS research activities in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
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The ‘covidisation’ of migration and health research
In this erudite research handbook, ACMS/maHp postdoctoral researcher Dr Thea de Gruchy and colleagues draw together the latest research on migration, gender and COVID-19, to contribute towards a better understanding of the immediate and longer-term implications of the pandemic on gender dynamics and roles in international migration.
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Wits to co-lead international research on migration and health
ACMS/maHp’s Prof. Jo Vearey has been named as one of the co-leads of the Cluster of Excellence in Migration and Health (CEMH), a new research area under a partnership by ARUA and The Guild.
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OP-ED: HIV care for migrant women in South Africa – the gaps and 5 steps towards offering better services
maHp/ACMS doctoral researcher Melanie Bisnauth identifies the gaps in HIV care for migrant women in South Africa, and goes on to recommend five steps towards offering better services.
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“We Need to Sustain Migrant Health Forums to Infinity and Beyond”
This IOM review by ACMS found that the sustainability of MHFs is feasible if they are government-led, issue-specific and embedded within coordination structures at all levels of policy implementation.
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Third Global Consultation on the Health of Refugees and Migrants
The 3rd Global Consultation on Refugee and Migrant Health began in Rabat (Morocco) yesterday.
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Migration and Health in the WHO-Afro Region: A Scoping Review
This scoping review has been undertaken in order to improve understanding of the state of knowledge in the field of migration and health in the WHO-AFRO region.
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REPORT and BRIEF: It is just because I am a foreigner
This African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS) report and policy brief present research on the intersections of SRHR and migration to make recommendations for how to make SRHR a reality for migrants in South Africa.
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JOURNAL: An analysis of migration and implications for health in government policy of South Africa
Following an analysis of migration and its implications for health in South Africa’s government policies, the authors of this paper provide suggestions on how to advance engagement with these issues, in order for the country (and others of a similar context) to meet the goal of inclusion and equity for migrant and mobile groups in public health systems.
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WEBINAR: Impact of Covid-19 on migrants
On 4 April, the IOM and MMC second webinar on the ‘Impact of COVID-19 on Migrants’ explored how the pandemic affected migration dynamics in East Africa. ACMS director Professor Jo Vearey was one of the speakers. Watch the video and download the slides here.
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OP-ED: Is it worth it? Addressing the calls for more data on the use of South Africa’s public healthcare system by SADC nationals
There is no doubt that data is essential for effective health systems planning. However, any data collected must be of quality. For it to serve the intended function, and to justify the costs involved in its collection, data must also be analysed appropriately [and efficiently]. maHp/ACMS researchers and associates explain.
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Turning up the heat: A conceptual model for understanding the migration and health in the context of global climate change
ACMS/maHp’s Professor Jo Vearey contributes towards the development of a conceptual model for understanding migration and health in the context of global climate change. Read and download the full paper here.
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Narratives in a Time of Crisis (2022)
Narratives in a Time of Crisis is a MoVE (method.visual.explore) project that uses citizen journalism as a participatory (arts-based) research strategy to prioritize the perspectives, needs and concerns of international and domestic migrants involved in sex work in South Africa. The project invited a small group of individuals to share their stories of love, hope and hardship following one of the world’s harshest Covid-19 lockdowns.
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Addressing the migrant gap: maternal healthcare perspectives on utilising prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) services during the COVID-19 pandemic, South Africa
In this article, maHp/ACMS doctoral researcher Melanie Bisnauth qualitatively explores the experiences of 40 migrant women utilising PMTCT services in a high mobility context of Johannesburg, and how belonging to a specific typology might have affected the health care received and their overall experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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OP-ED: COVID affected access to HIV treatment: the stories of migrant women in South Africa show how
South Africa has made massive strides in the fight against HIV. One of the country’s flagship interventions has been the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV. Nevertheless, South Africa still has the world’s largest HIV epidemic. It’s estimated that 7.5 million people in the country have HIV. Women of reproductive age account for more than half of this number – 4.8 million.
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VIDEO: Framing migration during the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa: a 12-month media monitoring project
At the International Journal of Press/Politics Virtual Conference (13-16 September 2021), maHp/African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS, Wits University) postdoctoral fellow Thea de Gruchy presented a paper (co-authored with Thulie Zikhali, Jo Vearey and Johanna Hanefeld) titled: ‘Framing migration during the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa: a 12-month media monitoring project’.
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“They are too quiet about migration”: A scoping exercise exploring migration and disability in South Africa
Migrants, particularly those living with disability, have often been described as a hidden and hard-to-reach population. A scoping exercise was conducted to shed more light on the nature of migration and disability, with a focus on the extent to which migrants living with disability are included in related policies in South Africa. This report presents the key findings.
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Global Health (in)Security and Immigration Governance in Africa : pandemics, panics, politics and public health planning
Join us for the Global Health (in)Security and Immigration Governance in Africa: pandemics, panics, politics and public health planning online workshop taking place on Friday 19th November 2021, as part of the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) Third Biennial Conference on ‘Global Public Health Challenges: Facing them in Africa’.
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MiCoSA Issue Brief #4 – Migration and Covid-19: New and continuing concerns with South Africa’s response to the pandemic
This is the fourth in a series of issue briefs that explores the implications of Covid-19 and the South African response to the pandemic on migration and for migrant and mobile communities in South Africa.
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BOOK LAUNCH – Moving Words: Poetry In/As Research
Join us today (23 September 2021) at 15:30 – 17:30 (SAST) for the launch of a new book edited by maHp/ACMS postdoctoral researcher Duduzile Ndlovu, ‘Moving Words: Poetry In/ As Research’.
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Behind the Masks: Mental health, marginalisation and Covid-19
maHp/ACMS researchers Rebecca Walker and Jo Vearey discuss how Covid-19 is impacting mental health and existing inequalities in South Africa.
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Seeking Sanctuary: Stories of sexuality, faith and migration
maHp/ACMS doctoral researcher John Marnell recently published ‘Seeking Sanctuary: Stories of sexuality, faith and migration’. The book is a collection of poignant life stories from fourteen lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) migrants, refugees and asylum seekers living in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Lifeline to LGBTQI+ migrants, refugees and asylum seekers
The African LGBTQI+ Migration Research Network (ALMN) and the Gala Queer Archive, both located at Wits, joined forces at the onset of Covid-19 to establish an emergency relief fund to mitigate the adverse effects of the virus on the LGBTQI+ community. For their work, these organisations received nominations as Wits Heroes for going beyond the call of duty.
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Five key take home messages from the high-level dialogue on Covid-19 vaccine access for migrant and mobile populations in South Africa
The Migration and Coronavirus in Southern Africa Coordination Group (MiCoSA) recently (on 25th August) held a high-level dialogue on the access of the Covid-19 vaccine for migrant and mobile populations in South Africa.
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PODCAST: Vaccination of undocumented migrants
Human rights groups and activists are calling on the country’s acting Minister of Health Mmamoloko Kubayi to follow international guidelines by making sure that the Covid-19 vaccination programme is inclusive. ACMS director Professor Jo Vearey has added her voice to the call. Find out why this is important by listening to her SAfm interview here.
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TV INTERVIEW: Jabs for asylum seekers and undocumented migrants
African Centre for Migration and Society (ACMS) director Professor Jo Vearey was recently (27 July 2021) interviewed by eNCA about the call by local scholars, community leaders and activists for the South African government to include undocumented persons in the country’s Covid-19 vaccine roll-out strategy. Watch her interview here.
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PODCAST: Calls for Covid-19 vaccination of undocumented
Experts call on the government to address the vaccination of undocumented persons. African Centre for Migration and Society (ACMS) director Professor Jo Vearey adds her voice to this call. Listen to her interview on the SAfm Sunrise radio show from earlier this week (28 July 2021).
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TV INTERVIEW: Vaccination of undocumented migrants and asylum seekers
Leaders of social, legal, and academic organisations have come together to call on the South African government to leave no one behind when it comes to the Covid-19 vaccination. The concern is that undocumented migrants are not able to access it. Director of the African Centre for Migration and Society (ACMS) Professor Jo Vearey was recently (on 27 July 2021) interviewed by SABC News about this. Watch the news insert here:
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OP-ED: Leave No One Behind: We must urgently address vaccination of undocumented migrants and asylum seekers
South Africa’s civil society and the research community call on Acting Health Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi to do the right thing and follow international guidelines to ensure the Covid-19 vaccination programme is inclusive.
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The call for vaccines for undocumented migrants
Earlier this week Lester Kiewit of Cape Talk’s ‘The Morning Review’ show spoke to Professor Jo Vearey about the call for Covid-19 vaccines for undocumented migrants.
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Research on the Move: Exploring WhatsApp as a tool for understanding the intersections between migration, mobility, health and gender in South Africa
In this paper, the authors reflect on a four month pilot project which explored the use of WhatsApp Messenger – a popular mobile phone application used widely in sub Saharan Africa – and assessed its feasibility as a research tool with migrant and mobile populations in order to inform a larger study that would address these challenges.
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Covid-19 and People on the Move in Africa
This week’s issue of ACCORD’s Covid-19 Conflict and Resilience Monitor features a piece from ACMS. The article reflects on the impact of Covid-19 on marginalised populations which include migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers and internally displaced people (IDPs), who have been some of the worst affected during the pandemic.
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Covid-19 and Migration Governance in Africa
This is the second in a series of occasional papers that explore the implications of Covid-19 and responses to the pandemic on migration and for migrant and mobile communities on the African continent.
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MiCoSA Issue Brief #3 – Migration and Disability in South Africa: Considering the impacts of Covid-19
This is the third in a series of issue briefs that explores the implications of Covid-19 and the South African response to the pandemic on migration and for migrant and mobile communities in South Africa.
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Migrants and the Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out in Africa: Hesitancy and Exclusion
This occasional paper examines the current state of the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out in Africa (as of June 2021), with a particular focus on the attitude and behaviour of states and other key stakeholders towards the inclusion of international migrants.
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LGBTI+ Asylum Seekers in South Africa: A Review of Refugee Status Denials Involving Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Join the LRC, WLC, ALMN, and PASSOP for the public launch of their new collaborative report: LGBTI+ Asylum Seekers in South Africa: A Review of Refugee Status Denials Involving Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.
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What does ‘home’ mean in the context of the urban housing crisis?
maHp/ACMS Associate Researcher Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon was recently invited by The Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) at Rhodes University to help answer the question: What does ‘home’ mean in the context of the urban housing crisis? Watch the full webinar here.
Read more Using WhatsApp messenger for health systems research: a scoping review of available literature
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). However, little is known about the opportunities and challenges associated with the use of WhatsApp as a tool for health research.
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VIDEO: Ensuring the Covid-19 Vaccine Reaches Undocumented Migrants
maHp/ACMS director Professor Jo Vearey recently presented at this M8 Alliance expert meeting titled, ‘Ensuring the Covid-19 Vaccine Reaches Undocumented Migrants’, which forms part of a webinar series leading up to the upcoming World Health Summit (October 24-26, 2021). Watch the full webinar here.
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