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Jo Vearey, PhD

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Tag: public engagement

Is it worth it? Addressing the calls for more data on the use of South Africa’s public healthcare system by SADC nationals

April 11, 2023 admin

Calls for more data by government officials and political parties play a central role in current discussions and debates surrounding the utilisation of South Africa’s public healthcare system by citizens of other Southern African Development Community (SADC) states. However, many of those demanding additional data often overlook or misrepresent what already exists. This happens by inflating the number of SADC nationals living in South Africa; speculating about non-citizens who utilise the public healthcare system; and, suggesting that masses of people travel here for the sole purpose of accessing our healthcare system.

Tagged media, news, op-ed, public engagement, southern Africa

[KEYNOTE/VIDEO] Third WHO Global School on Refugee and Migrant Health – Day 3, 2022

November 21, 2022August 21, 2023 admin

Keynote at the 3rd WHO Summer School on Refugee and Migrant Health - "Migrant-sensitive or migration-aware? Building capacity for culturally pertinent health care"

Tagged presentation, public engagement, World Health Organization

Disability-Inclusive Data in Migration: How far have we come?

January 17, 2022January 17, 2022 admin

https://player.vimeo.com/video/657760416?h=031ff95de9 Webinar: Disability-Inclusive Data in Migration - How far have we come? From IOM GMDAC on Vimeo. In celebration of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the IOM Global Migration Data Analysis Centre hosted the webinar “Disability-Inclusive Data in Migration: How far have we come?” on Friday, 3 December. Since the seminal “World Report on… Continue reading Disability-Inclusive Data in Migration: How far have we come?

Tagged data, disability, public engagement, webinar

[panel discussion] The global refugee regime and international protection in Africa: out of step and out of time?

September 21, 2021 admin

Watch or listen or read the transcript from our panel discussion exploring international protection in Africa. The panel formed part of the PROTECT Mid-term conference, held online in August 2021. Kudakwashe Vanyoro, ACMS, University of the Witwatersrand: ‘Now That Mugabe is Gone You Are Free’ - Temporalised Governance of Vulnerability, Migration and Im/mobilities at the… Continue reading [panel discussion] The global refugee regime and international protection in Africa: out of step and out of time?

Tagged news, PROTECT, public engagement, refugee, webinar

[podcast] SAfm – Vaccination of Undocumented Migrants

August 2, 2021August 4, 2021 admin

I spoke to SAfm about the importance of including undocumented migrants in South Africa's Covid-19 vaccination programme. https://soundcloud.com/jozzler-1/vaccination-of-undocumented-migrants-safm

Tagged covid, podcast, public engagement, radio

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I’m an Associate Professor at the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS), University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa where I teach and supervise postgraduate students, and undertake research on a range of issues related to migration and health.

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