Author Details Justifying local empowerment to address rural–urban health inequalities in Sub-Saharan Africa Anthony Umunna1 MA, Registrar, drtpalanchio@gmail.com 1 Government Hospital, Botha-Bothe, Lesotho. Correspondence: A Umunna, Government Hospital, Box 32, Botha-Bothe 400, Lesotho  Citation: Umunna AO.  Justifying local empowerment to address rural–urban health inequalities in Sub-Saharan Africa. Rural and Remote Health 10: 1259. (Online) 2010. Available: http://www.rrh.org.au Received: 24 June 2009 Revised: 29 September 2009 Accepted: 2 February 2010