article · The Lancet Regional Health - Africa

Xenophobia is a public health emergency: organised exclusion and the failure of Universal Health Coverage in South Africa

Juliet Nyasulu
Martina Lembani
Abebe Sorsa Badacho
Farzaneh Behroozi
Yeukai Chideya
Usuf Chikte
Rene English
Mark Tomlinson
Hassan Mahomed
Peter Nyasulu
Ivan Katsere
Rebecca Walker

2026Open accessUniversity of the Western Cape

Abstract

Universal Health Coverage (UHC)—a commitment to ensuring that all people can access quality health services without suffering financial hardship—is endorsed in South Africa through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and embedded in law through the National Health Act.

Research topics

Healthcare Systems and Reforms
Global Maternal and Child Health
Global Health Care Issues

Sustainable Development Goals

10Reduced Inequalities

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DOI: 10.1016/j.lanafr.2026.100123

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