ABSTRACT Given South Africa's historical and contemporary realities of both internal
mobility and migration from other countries, this paper argues that engaging with space …

South Africa's public healthcare system responses seldom engage with migration. Our
exploratory study investigates migration profiles and experiences of primary healthcare …

Social Determinants of Health 2007: 44). It is not being a migrant per se that increases
health risks but the context associated with being a poor migrant. 2 Positive social …

The impact of global increases in human mobility on health systems is a little understood but
highly political issue in recipient countries. South Africa (SA) is the greatest recipient of …

Similar to the rest of the region, South Africa has a high prevalence of communicable
diseases, an increasing non-communicable disease burden, and diverse internal and cross …

Background The study set out to give an in-depth intersection of geo, eco-socio exposition of
the factors relating to geography, healthcare supply and utilization in an island setting. This …

In recent years, Kenya's capital city Nairobi has experienced an influx of international
economic migrants, as well as migrants forced to flee their neighboring countries of origin, or …

Health geography is concerned with understanding how space and place pattern the health
and well-being of populations―based on a recognition of the complex relations between …

This contributed volume focuses on the evolution and current state of the sub-discipline of
health and medical geography in Africa. It encompasses theoretical and methodological …

Abstract Background In South Africa, human geographic mobility is high as people engage
in both permanent and temporary relocation, predominantly from rural to urban areas. Such …