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WHO warns of engineered nicotine products targeting youth

The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged African governments to act urgently against evolving tactics by the tobacco industry, which it says is deliberately...

‘Socio-economic pressures fuel Lesotho’s alarmingly high suicide rates’

Widespread unemployment, the rapid proliferation of gambling outlets, and mounting personal debt are driving a severe mental health crisis in Lesotho, health officials have...

Rapid response teams deployed as flu-like illness clusters emerge

The Ministry of Health has deployed emergency response teams to seven districts amid a rise in clusters of influenza-like illnesses in schools and villages,...

Council slams GBV law for excluding disabled survivors

The Persons with Disability Advisory Council (PWDAC) has sharply criticised the Counter Domestic Violence Act (CDVA) of 2022, arguing that the law discriminates against...

India-Africa Summit advances health innovation agenda

India is gearing up to host the landmark fourth edition of the India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-IV) in New Delhi from May 28 to 31,...

Lesotho told to prepare for Ebola as deadly Bundibugyo strain spreads

As the World Health Organisation (WHO) elevates the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak to a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, a Lesotho public health specialist...

Social Cluster Committee calls for urgent rescue of Thaba-Tseka’s ailing health sector

A hard-hitting report by the National Assembly’s Portfolio Committee on the Social Cluster has exposed the severe systemic failures plaguing health facilities in Thaba-Tseka...

Government urges vigilance following regional Hantavirus scare

The Government of Lesotho has issued a detailed briefing to the National Assembly on the Ministry of Health’s preparedness measures against the Hantavirus outbreak. The...

Parliament declares war on TB as new caucus launches

… Speaker of National Assembly leads commitment to end the 'silent killer' that claims thousands of Basotho lives every year. In a historic gathering at...

Why African mothers are still dying during or after childbirth

The numbers are as shocking as they are heartbreaking. In Africa, a 15-year-old girl faces a 1 in 57 chance of dying during pregnancy...

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