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As concerns continue to be expressed about the departure of African medical professionals for wealthy countries, South Africa says it is not recruiting health workers from developing nations -- something that also reflects the country's own experience of the medical "brain drain". "Many of our doctors are, for example, moving to Canada," said Sibani Mngabi, a spokesman for the Department of Health. Health workers typically find work abroad through recruitment agencies.