Blood Donation Push: Lesotho’s Health Minister Mamokete Nts’ekhe urged Basotho to donate blood regularly, warning that Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital often faces shortages affecting accident victims, childbirth complications and patients needing transfusions. HIV Funding Alarm: At AIDS 2026 in Rio, UNAIDS and KFF reported a 25% plunge in global HIV donor funding in 2025, driven largely by US cuts, raising fears of setbacks in treatment and prevention. Lenacapavir Rollout: Lenacapavir HIV prevention injections are expanding across several African countries, but supply constraints could slow targets for 2026 and beyond. Winter Weather Warning: The Disaster Management Authority warned of heavy snowfall in Lesotho’s highlands and a sharp temperature drop, advising people to avoid unnecessary travel, protect livestock, and use heating safely to prevent fires. Rangeland Fire Prevention: The Sebapala project is training communities to reduce rangeland burning, aiming to protect grazing, wildlife, water and soil health. QMMH Funding Tension: Lesotho’s QMMH supplementary budget bid is reportedly hanging in the balance as lawmakers demand governance and salary structure overhauls before further allocations. Drug Sentencing: A Maseru magistrate sentenced two men to five years for cocaine possession, citing the harm drugs do to families and limited rehabilitation options. Digital Inclusion Boost: Econet Telecom Lesotho installed new towers to improve coverage and support access to services like education, healthcare and mobile finance.