29 July 2026 by Pascalinah Kabi Tšele Sehlabo, the Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital finance manager who was hired despite allegedly failing his job interview, struggled to provide a detailed account of a M30,000 petty cash withdrawal when the hospital appeared before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on 29 July 2026. [...]
21 July 2026 by Pascalinah Kabi A Mosotho Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Prof Lineo Thahane, who has been appointed the founding Dean of the Lesotho Medical School, has reflected on what it means for patients and their caregivers to be treated by a doctor who speaks their language and [...]
Ministry of Health Acting Director General, Dr Llang Maama. Photo Credit: Limpho Sello. [...]
26 June 2026 by Limpho Sello 10, 600 Basotho ex-miners and their families have received over M1 billion in compensation from Tshiamiso Trust, a South African organisation established to compensate former mineworkers who contracted silicosis and tuberculosis from dust exposure in qualifying gold mines. The figure was announced by the [...]
26 May 2026 by Pascalinah Kabi As Lesotho continues to face mounting pressure on its healthcare system, newly appointed Honorary Consul of India in Lesotho, Biju Abraham Korah, says the opening of the Indian Consul’s Office could improve access to specialised medical treatment for Basotho patients seeking care in India. [...]
8 June 2026 by Monyane Khau The Lesotho Medicines and Medical Devices Regulatory Authority (LeMeRA) has reassured the public that sanitary pads and pantyliners remain safe for use by women and girls during menstruation, despite a recent South African study detecting endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in these products. For advertising rates [...]
5 June 2026 by Pascalinah Kabi Mohale’s Hoek District Medical Officer, Dr Bokang Kojana, says the management of Ntšekhe Government Hospital has apologised to the Mosebetsi family following the death of their unborn child, who died in the mother’s womb after she had been admitted to the hospital for delivery. [...]
22 May 2026 by Monyane Khau Member of Parliament, Manyaneso Taole, says a power outage lasting up to a month at the Malealea Health Centre has disrupted the delivery of maternity services and the administration of life-saving vaccinations for children in that area. Taole made the remarks when she raised [...]
9 May 2026 by Monyane Khau Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital has temporarily suspended mortuary services after the families of two deceased individuals discovered missing body parts on their loved ones during inspections conducted before the bodies were transferred to mortuaries of their choice. Hospital Managing Director, Dr ‘Makhoase Ranyali, told [...]
8 May 2026 by Pascalinah Kabi A British parliamentarian and Global Tuberculosis (TB) Caucus Chairperson, Nick Herbert, says there is no reason for people to continue falling sick or dying from tuberculosis at a time when better drugs and improved diagnostic tools are available to fight the disease. Herbert called [...]