migrant health Archives

Media Statements

SECTION27 welcomes Court order confirming that all pregnant and lactating women and children under 6 must be provided with free health services at public hospitals

17 April 2023, Johannesburg – The Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg on Friday upheld the right of all pregnant and lactating women, and children under 6, irrespective of nationality and documentation status, to access free health services at all public health establishments, including hospitals. The Court ordered that Gauteng regulations and a Continue Reading

By Section27, 3 years3 years ago

Media Statements

Maternal and Child Healthcare Case June 2022

SECTION27, together with three affected persons, has launched litigation to confirm access to free healthcare for all pregnant women and children under six, including migrants.

By Section27, 4 years ago

Migrant Health

Joint Statement | Department of Health and Department of Home Affairs to provide proof of birth for all children

Immediate Release: 17 June 2021 Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), SECTION27 and Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR), organisations working and advocating therights of refugees, asylum seekers, migrants, undocumented persons and persons affected by statelessness, havebecome aware of a concerning practice at various health care facilities in Gauteng that involves the discrimination Continue Reading

By Section27, 5 years ago

NHI

Spotlight on NHI: NHI Bill will divert SA from Universal Health Coverage if some groups are excluded

29th October 2019 | Spotlight by Thuthukile Mbatha and Kholofelo Mphahlele Since the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill was introduced to Parliament on the 8thof August 2019, the debate about the plan, which promises to fundamentally change healthcare in South Africa, has heated up. The latest version of the Bill proposes only Continue Reading

By Section27, 7 years ago

Media Statements

Civil Society: Health Department circular a human rights violation

Johannesburg, 5 March 2019: The Gauteng Department of Health issued Circular Letter 5 of 2019, dated 20 February 2019 (“Circular”) in which it sought to limit access to health care services by people who are not South African through a requirement that they pay for all services. The Circular makes Continue Reading

By Section27, 7 years ago

Migrant Health

Letter to Professor Lukhele regarding Circular 5 pf 2019

The Gauteng Department of Health issued a circular limiting the rights of non-South AFrican citizens to access health care. SECTION27 drafted a letter outlining the framework of legislation which the circular violated. Read the letter here. Letter to Prof Lukhele re Circular 5 of 2019 – 4 March 2019 You can Continue Reading

By Section27, 7 years ago