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ArticleJournal of public health in Africa2026

Migration corridors in Africa and access to health services: Current challenges and a path forward for research and practice.

Edward Kirumira, Muhammad H Zaman, Helen E Lindsay, Julia Pettengill

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Article in Journal of public health in Africa, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Edward KirumiraStellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study, Stellenbosch, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8894-9426
Muhammad H ZamanCenter on Forced Displacement, Boston University, Boston, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3723-5431
Helen E LindsayCenter on Forced Displacement, Boston University, Boston, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6378-6437
Julia PettengillThe Schooner Foundation, Boston, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8869-7886

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This commentary discusses migration corridors on the African continent and access to health services. It stems from a workshop on migration corridors held in South Africa and reflects the interdisciplinary collaborative dialogue on migration journeys and healthcare, incorporating physical and mental well-being. We must reimagine migration narratives and healthcare accessibility and call for new methods of knowledge generation and service provision. By framing the migration journey as corridors that take many directions, beyond the 'Global South' to 'Global North' paradigm, we propose that the healthcare sector can more effectively utilise interdisciplinary research methods centring the well-being of migrants. Considering this reframing, we call for reimagined funding structures, ethical technology use and new methods of knowledge generation and service provision.

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forced displacementhealth services accessmental healthmigrationmigration corridors

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PMID41810012
PMCPMC12969516

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