LBTS prepares to kickstart blood donation campaigns in the lead-up to World Blood Donor Day commemoration.
Ahead of World Blood Donor Day commemoration scheduled for Butha-Buthe on the 11th of July, the Lesotho Blood Transfusion Services-LBTS, will begin activation campaigns next week. This was confirmed by LBTS’ manager Mahloli Rats’iu in an interview with PC FM earlier today. Rats’iu stated that, the event will take place at Butha-Buthe Government Hospital, and plans […]
Leribe DCPT and SOS Children’s Village Forge Alliance to Launch Crucial September SRHR Campaign for Child Protection and Health.
The Leribe District Child Protection Team recently met with SOS Children’s Village to strategize for an upcoming Sexual Reproductive Health Rights campaign. This vital initiative, slated for September this yr, aims to safeguard and promote the health of children in the country During their meeting yesterday in Hlotse, SOS Project Youth Coordinator, Ms. Mamatete Letsoso […]
Minister T’seliso Mokhosi encourages Basotho to prioritize good health through Exercise.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, T’seliso Mokhosi, is encouraging Basotho to engage in regular exercise to boost their physical health, mental acuity, and bodily fitness. Minister Mokhosi made these remarks yesterday in Maseru at an Indian Yoga Day celebration. Mokhosi expressed gratitude for being part of Yoga Awareness Day, emphasizing its importance for overall […]
(CPROA) holds an anti-drug use campaign,with Haseoehlana Nazareth’s youth
The Crime Prevention Rehabilitation of Ex-offenders Association will tomorrow, participate in a public gathering with residents of Haseoehla Nazareth, focusing particularly on youth involved in drug use, to encourage them to engage in crime prevention initiatives. The Association’s spokesperson Mr. Khoanyane Thinyane revealed that, the area chief Mr. Mallane Mahloane, approached their organization to facilitate […]
Maseru Hosts Cervical Cancer Elimination Strategy Workshop: Organizations Unite to Eradicate Disease.
Various organizations have held a workshop in Maseru, to strategise on eliminating cervical cancer, as a public health problem. According to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation-EGPAF, cervical cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women in Lesotho, with an estimated 541 new cases diagnosed annually and 362 deaths recorded each year. This high mortality […]
Lesotho’s Millennium Challenge Account Projects Stymied: US Aid Review Forces Health and Horticulture Compact Contracts to Stop Dead in Their Tracks
The Millennium Challenge Account Lesotho has notified its contractors, to stop work on all contracts entered into; in connection with the Lesotho Health and Horticulture compact. According to MCA- Lesotho, this is in response to communication it received, in relation to the review of all United States’ foreign aid. It said, effective from the 1st […]
Lesotho’s Ministry of Health Gathers Donors to Ensure HIV/AIDS Eradication Programs Align
The Ministry of Health with support from development partners yesterday held a meeting to ensure alignment between its HIV/AIDS eradication programs and two ongoing donor-funded initiatives. The two projects: Sustaining Epidemic Control through Unified Prevention (SECURE) and the Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) Project-are funded by U.N AIDS and the Millennium Challenge Account Compact II, with […]
SWAALES struggles to feed its beneficiaries.
The Chairperson of the Society for Women and AIDS in Africa Lesotho (SWAALES), has voiced her concerns over obstacles the organization encounters in securing enough food to sustain the registered beneficiaries. Mrs. ‘Mamohatla Ramapepe underscored the difficulty of feeding the 50 registered beneficiaries, attributing it to the Society’s inability to produce enough vegetables, owing to […]
Lesotho Launches Cervical Cancer Self-Test Initiative: Ministry of Health Empowers Women with Early Detection Tools.
The Ministry of Health has launched a self-test initiative aimed at increasing early detection of cervical cancer This cervical cancer self-test is set to empower women to screen themselves in the comfort and privacy of their homes, and the kit will enable collection of samples from the cervix to be sent for further tests This […]
143 Dead as Mysterious Disease Ravages Southwestern Province.
An unknown disease has killed at least 143 people in Democratic Republic of Congo’s southwestern province The country’s deputy governor of Kwango province and the provincial Minister of health said infected people had flu-like symptoms, including high fever and severe headaches A medical team has been sent to the Panzi health zone to collect samples […]
