Southern Africa Needs Better Health Care for Women and Girls On the Move

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Women are on the move throughout southern Africa. They move within the countries they were born in, or cross borders in the region. Although more men than women migrate the data shows that the number of women migrating within the Southern African Development Community region is rising. The percentage of female migrants moving within southern Africa increased from 40.9% in 2000 to 44.5% in 2017.

There are many reasons why women move within the region, and many different ways in which they do so. In line with global trends, they do so mostly for economic reasons. These include searching for better education and work opportunities.

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