1 min readBy Carren Ginsburg
The Conversation: Moving for work — the hidden health impacts of SA’s urban migration
By Carren GinsburgSouth Africa
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Migration can improve livelihoods without uniformly harming health, researchers find, but urban diets, obesity and blood pressure risks highlight the need for mobile healthcare planning.
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- 25 words · 1 min read
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- September 22, 2026
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- Carren Ginsburg
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- Daily Maverick