Reed G, Torres J

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The guidebooks call Mpumalanga one of the “often overlooked provinces” of South Africa.[1] Northeast of Johannesburg, its grassy hills are just a blur on the highway for foreign visitors heading to the spectacular game reserves of Kruger National Park. They will not often get to Themba Hospital in White River, just 50 miles from the border with Mozambique, serving over three million of Mpumalanga’s overwhelmingly rural population.

REFERENCES

1. Richmond S, et al. Mpumalanga. In: South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland. Victoria. Australia: Lonely Planet; 2002. p. 438.

2. Total number of health professional posts [homepage on the Internet]. Durban: Health Systems Trust; 2007 [cited 2007 Dec 10]. Available from: http://www.hst.org.za/healthstats/133/data

3. Percentage of medical practitioner posts vacant, 2006 public sector [homepage on the Internet]. Durban: Health Systems Trust; 2007 [cited 2007 Dec 10]. Available from: http://www. hst.org.za/healthstats/255/data

4. Reid S. Community Service for Health Professionals. In: South African Health Review 2002. Durban: Health Systems Trust; 2002. p. 135-160.

5. Personal interview with Dr Juan J. Ceballos, Havana, November 15, 2007.