South Africa: New Mothers Denied Access to Gauteng Health Facilities By Anti-Migrant Groups

South Africa: New Mothers Denied Access to Gauteng Health Facilities By Anti-Migrant Groups

With anti-migrant groups blocking foreign nationals from access, health facilities are becoming battlegrounds for exclusionary healthcare.

Catholic Bishops Denounce Xenophobic Healthcare Blockades, calling it “morally reprehensible”

The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has issued a statement condemning the recent xenophobic protests blocking foreign nationals from accessing public healthcare facilities in South Africa. In the July 10 statement signed by the SACBC President, Bishops from the three member countries (Botswana, Eswatini, and South Africa) reaffirm their unwavering defence of human dignity and constitutional rights. “The frightening evidence…

Activists deny migrants access to hospitals and clinics - Juta MedicalBrief

The National Department of Health has condemned the action taken by some groups to prevent foreign nationals from accessing essential healthcare services around the country, after campaigners in both Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal blocked clinic and hospital entry to migrant patients, demanding proof of identity before anyone was allowed in. This week, members of Operation Dudula in Gauteng and of the March and March movement in KZN began manning the…