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WHO, Africa CDC declare public health emergency over Mpox outbreak

Ntsoaki Motaung The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have declared a public health emergency in...

Survey highlights alarming factors behind home births

Ntsoaki Motaung A recent survey has shed light on the troubling socio-economic factors driving some women to give birth at home and contributing to early...

Many TB cases in children go undiagnosed and untreated

Ntsoaki Motaung In Lesotho, an estimated 12 percent of all Tuberculosis (TB) cases occur among children, yet the National TB Program and its partners have...

Africa CDC enhances Lesotho’s vaccine distribution

Ntsoaki Motaung In a bid to enhance vaccination coverage across the continent, the Africa CDC has handed over state-of-the-art vaccine cold chain equipment and a...

Ministry of Health launches dialysis unit at QMMH

Ntsoaki Motaung The Ministry of Health this week unveiled a new dialysis unit at Queen 'Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH), marking a significant milestone in Lesotho's...

Shortened TB treatment proves effective, say scientists

Ntsoaki Motaung The shortened treatment for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has been proven effective, according to scientists following the conclusion of the endTB trial project. Dr....

Lesotho sees significant improvement in maternal and child health

… 92% of deliveries now assisted by skilled providers Ntsoaki Motaung In Lesotho, 85 percent of live births take place in a health facility, and ninety-two...

WHO trains thousands in Lesotho to boost health threat detection

Ntsoaki Motaung To address delays in detecting and responding to health threats, the World Health Organisation (WHO) recently conducted event-based surveillance training for 3,455 community...

UNAIDS releases updated terminology guidelines to combat HIV stigma

Ntsoaki Motaung The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has released its 2024 terminology guidelines, emphasising the use of person-centred language in the global...

Concoctions pose risks to pregnant women

Ntsoaki Motaung Traditional herbs, or concoctions as they are commonly referred to, have a detrimental impact on the lives of pregnant women and their unborn...

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