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Lesotho slashes child mortality

As Lesotho undergoes its fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) by the Human Rights Council, which began on Monday this week and runs through May...

Doctors sound alarm on ministry’s ‘dangerous’ directive

A memo from Dr. 'Makhoase Ranyali, Director General of Health Services, has sparked outrage among medical professionals, who warn that the Ministry of Health's...

Lesotho’s hidden crisis: Unsafe abortions and the shadow of concealed births

Behind the tightly controlled legal framework governing abortion in Lesotho, permitting termination only in cases of rape, incest, or when the pregnant person’s life...

SRH access remains elusive for young rural women

Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 16-24 living in remote villages in Lesotho continue to face significant challenges in accessing crucial sexual and...

HIV-exposed infants still at risk, study finds

A recent national evaluation of Lesotho’s Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) program has revealed alarmingly high rates of HIV infection and mortality among infants...

Raped and infected with HIV: Lisemelo’s heart-wrenching story of survival

Lisemelo Seboka* carries a burden that is neither visible nor tangible but deeply embedded in her soul - a silent wound that refuses to...

Lesotho backed to stay on track amidst U.S. health funding cuts

In a recent session of the National Assembly, ‘Mabafokeng Mpobole questioned the Minister of Health regarding the impact of reduced funding from the United...

Over M180 million TB fight targets 5,151 cases by 2030

Over the next five years, the government of Lesotho, in partnership with Partners In Health (PIH), aims to detect and treat an additional 5,151...

Malnutrition crisis: Research highlights urgent concerns

A recent study has revealed that only a small fraction of young children in Lesotho receive a Minimum Acceptable Diet (MAD), highlighting a critical...

First-ever dementia study in Lesotho reveals critical findings

The first research paper assessing dementia prevalence in Lesotho has found a 4.89 percent prevalence of dementia in the country. The research paper titled ‘Prevalence...

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