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Immigrants say they are being charged for ARVs, chronic medication and baby immunisations at some Gauteng clinics Immigrants say clinic staff at Spartan, Jeppe and Yeoville clinics in Gauteng are extorting money from them by charging them for antiretrovirals (ARVs),...

Anti-migrant groups force asylum seeker with HIV and TB off medication Ali Burundi,a 58-year-old living in Durban, is facing a life-threatening struggle. Living with both TB and HIV, he’s received his medication consistently from Gateway Clinic at Addington Hospital since...

Anti-migrant group ordered to stop blocking foreigners from South African healthcare A South African court has ordered an anti-migrant group to stop blocking foreign nationals from accessing public health facilities and schools, saying such actions are illegal. Operation Dudula has...

SA mulls law review on migrant healthcare Non-South Africans are not entitled to the full package of comprehensive healthcare provided to this country’s citizens, the chairperson of Parliament’s Health Portfolio Committee has said, calling for urgent legislative reform to address...

Ongoing xenophobic action puts at risk the lives of several non-South African patients. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is deeply concerned by the persistent and systematic physical blocking of non-South Africans from accessing healthcare, including pregnant women, people living with HIV,...

Antiretroviral drugs are free in South Africa – but thousands of undocumented HIV-positive migrants dare not seek them out. The decision to leave Malawi was an easy one for McLean Nyirenda. He could either languish in poverty at home, as...

Around 8.45 million people in South Africa live with HIV – an estimated 13.9% of the population. Of South African women aged 15-49, approximately 24% are HIV positive. The roll-out of services to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV has been...

HIV is the most common chronic illness in South Africa. One in every five is infected and one in every 13 takes antiretroviral drugs daily. Managing HIV medically has become more of a part of normal life. Amid this public...