OPINION: The Trouble With Nigeria’s Healthcare System

November 06, (THEWILL) — The quality of a country’s healthcare system is a mirror image of its leaders’ commitment to citizens’ health. Countries like Singapore, Japan, South Korea, and Switzerland are among the world’s top countries with the best...

uMngeni Municipality Mayor Pappas calls for engagement with Lesotho High Commissioner on undocumented immigration

uMngeni Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands has called for an engagement with the High Commissioner of Lesotho to address the challenges of undocumented immigrants from that nation who are living in the town. In a statement, the...

Anti-migrant group ordered to stop blocking foreigners from South African healthcare

A South African court has ordered an anti-migrant group to stop blocking foreign nationals from accessing public health facilities and schools, saying such actions are illegal. Operation Dudula has in recent months picketed hospitals and clinics...

Sex workers alliance intensifies call for decriminalisation

Sex workers alliance intensifies call for decriminalisation THE Zimbabwe Sex Workers Alliance (ZIMSWA) has amplified its call for decriminalisation of sex work, arguing that current laws expose its members to abuse, hinder public health efforts...

LESOTHO CONCLUDES SECOND JOINT EXTERNAL EVALUATION TO STRENGTHEN HEALTH SECURITY

by LENAOctober 31, 2025October 31, 2025077 Share0 MASERU — The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention...

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⇓ More from ICTworks By Sponsored Post on November 3, 2025 Artificial intelligence startups dominate global VC funding in 2025, yet the vast majority of this $193 billion in capital flowing to well-funded Silicon Valley firms pursuing commercial...

CHINA HANDS OVER AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT TO LESOTHO 

Maseru, Oct. 31 — The Prime Minister Mr. Ntsokoane Matekane says the newly donated agricultural equipment from the People’s Republic of China will go a long way in eradicating hunger and poverty as well as creating jobs. This he said at the...

Lesotho, US ink HIV prevention deal

Mathatisi Sebusi THE Ministry of Health will next week sign an agreement with the United States government to pilot a newly developed HIV prevention drug, lenacapavir, which requires only two injections per year. Following the signing, Lesotho...

LESOTHO STRENGTHENS HEALTH SECURITY THROUGH SECOND JOINT EXTERNAL EVALUATION

by LENAOctober 27, 2025October 27, 2025014 Share0 MASERU — The Ministry of Health in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), the Pandemic Fund and the Africa...

Beyond the mines: How TB is spreading to Lesotho’s next generation

BILLY NTAOTE This story was supported by the The World Health Organization lists Lesotho among the world’s highest TB-burdened countries, with an incidence rate of 664 cases per 100 000 people, roughly 15 000 new infections each year. Despite...

BOTHA-BOTHE FORMS NUTRITION PLATFORM TO TACKLE MALNUTRITION 

Botha-Bothe, Oct. 30 — A Nutrition-Sensitive Platform has been established in Botha-Bothe District through the support of the Smallholder Agriculture Development Project II (SADP II), with the aim of strengthening collaboration among stakeholders...

Lesotho finds its HIV care system unraveling and patients in despair in the wake of US cuts

HA LEJONE, Lesotho — In the snow-topped mountains of Lesotho, mothers carrying babies on their backs walk for hours to the nearest health clinic, only to find HIV testing isn’t available. Centers catering to the most vulnerable are shutting their...

Mochoboroane refutes allegations of mismanagement at top hospital

—vehemently rejects allegations that 109 patients have died due to negligence Mohloai Mpesi/Mathatisi Sebusi MINISTER of Health, Selibe Mochoboroane, has dismissed allegations of corruption and mismanagement at the newly established Maseru...

Doctor’s suspension leaves Lesotho with only one ophthalmologist

Mathatisi Sebusi/Mohloai Mpesi THE suspended Head of the Eye Department at Maseru District Hospital, Dr Wenjun Fan (PhD), says he is one of only two ophthalmologists in Lesotho. His suspension – he notes – has thus raised concerns that Queen...

Experts call for data-driven policies to build resilient health systems in Africa

Health experts, policymakers, and innovators have urged African governments to prioritise data-driven and locally led health systems to strengthen resilience and sustainability across the continent. The call was made at the just-concluded 2025...

PHARMACY WEEK CELEBRATED 

by LENAOctober 24, 2025October 24, 2025025 Share0 MASERU — The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Pharmacy Association of Lesotho (PAL) and the Lesotho Medicines Regulatory Authority (LeMeRa), held a seminar in Maseru on Friday to...

Healthcare system on its knees: Why Lesotho is losing the war on TB

BILLY NTAOTE This story was supported by the When ex-miner Motseki Sebota breathes, it sounds like gravel shifting in a tin can. He spent nearly four decades working underground in South African Gold mines as a rock driller, first in the gold...

MOH HIGHLIGHTS PROGRESS IN STRENGTHENING HEALTH SECURITY

by LENAOctober 28, 2025October 28, 2025031 Share0 Maseru, Oct. 28 — The Minister of Health, Mr. Selibe Mochoboroane, has commended Lesotho’s steady progress in advancing national and regional health security, saying the country’s achievements are...

In Pictures: NDLEA uncovers UK-bound cocaine in cream containers, arrests Lesotho national

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered 70 parcels of cocaine concealed within cocoa butter body cream containers destined for London, United Kingdom, as part of a coordinated anti-narcotics operation across several Nigerian...

Private clinic in Tšepong raises eyebrows 

—fears it could drain more resources from Health budget Mohloai Mpesi IN an unusual development, the government has authorized a privately owned medical facility to operate from within the premises of the Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH),...