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Budget fails to address US funding freeze

Basotho, alongside civil society organisations, looked to their government for reassurance and a concrete plan of action following the United States’ decision to pause...

Cancer survivors call for financial support

Cancer survivors have called on the government to provide financial grants, warning that many patients are facing extreme hardship despite state-funded medical care. Speaking during...

12-year-old nears cancer-free future

Mohau Rakhapu, a 12-year-old from Ha Sariele, Bongalla, in Mafeteng, is on the cusp of a milestone few thought possible when he was first...

Water shortage endangers patients

When the Newsday team arrived at Mafeteng Hospital on Tuesday, the facility was completely without water, severely impacting its ability to provide adequate patient...

Deadly Chinese contraceptive pill floods Lesotho’s black market

… Health Ministry issues dire warning The Ministry of Health has issued a stern warning against the use of a dangerous one-month Chinese contraceptive pill...

Addressing systemic barriers to abortion care

A comprehensive study on abortion care in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, and Namibia, conducted by Rhodes University, the World Health Organisation (WHO), and the United...

Women, girls bear brunt of climate crisis, warns UNFPA

Ntsoaki Motaung A recently released analysis by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) highlights that women and girls are disproportionately affected by the climate crisis,...

SA hospitals meet revenue targets through Lesotho’s referrals

On Wednesday this week, the country marked a historic moment with the official handing over of the construction site for the nation’s first-ever cancer...

MP questions safety of HPV Vaccine

Ntsoaki Motaung Although he could not provide living examples of young girls or women in Lesotho experiencing adverse effects from the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine,...

Universal health coverage is not an impossible goal

Story by Mengistu Asnake, Rispah Walumbe Africa must strengthen health systems through innovation and collaboration to achieve universal health coverage, write Mengistu Asnake, Rispah Walumbe. The...

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