December 17, 1999
South Africa Forces New M.D.'s to Do a Year's Public Service
Although some see the mandate as 'conscription,' most say the experience makes them better doctors
When Ebrahim Patel makes his regular visits to the Hluvukani Clinic in a remote part of South Africa, he is greeted by beaming nurses and a queue of people waiting patiently on benches in the shade of an umbrella thorn tree. They all are happy to see a doctor.
Previously, the clinic was staffed only by nurses. That changed this year, when South Africa put into effect a new
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