The Council warns the Ministry of Health’s continued deployment of unregistered doctors exposes patients to legal and professional risks 12 October 2026 by Limpho Sello The Lesotho Medical, Dental and Pharmacy Council (LMDPC) has raised concerns over the Ministry of Health’s recruitment and deployment of expatriate doctors without first being [...]
8 October 2026 by Limpho Sello The family of a woman who died at Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) after giving birth to twins alleges the hospital wanted to blame her death on a wound it claimed she came with, or that it may have been caused by ulcers. The [...]
8 October 2026 by Limpho Sello Lesotho’s Ministry of Health has announced 12 confirmed cases of measles in Botha-Bothe district. The district has also recorded 14 suspected cases, while Leribe district has recorded six suspected cases. “The Ministry of Health wishes to inform the public that measles outbreaks have been [...]
29 September 2026 by Limpho Sello Lesotho’s immunisation programme faces a major transition as Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, prepares to significantly reduce both cash and vaccine support during its next strategic period. The funding cuts raise concerns about possible declines in vaccination coverage, an increase in the number of zero-dose [...]
28 September 2026 by Pascalinah Kabi In Lesotho, cooking in the house on an open fire is linked to an estimated 244 deaths per 100,000 people, according to the Country Director of Africa Clean Energy, Rethabile Marumo. The figure highlights the health risks associated with households relying on open fires [...]
23 September 2026 by Limpho Sello Dr. Tesfay Girmay Teklehaimanot, head of the paediatric department at Lesotho’s only referral hospital, Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH), has allegedly failed to provide the Lesotho Medical, Dental and Pharmacy Council (LMDPC) with a certificate proving that he is a paediatrician. Instead, he has [...]
15 September 2026 by Pascalinah Kabi When Lerato McPherson first held his child in his arms after he was born on 13 June 2026, he never imagined that the child would need a liver transplant less than three months later. Initially, nurses at St Joseph’s Clinic in Abia, Maseru, thought [...]
31 August 2026 by Limpho Sello Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)—which happens when tiny germs like bacteria and viruses adapt so that standard medicines can no longer kill them or stop their growth—has quietly turned into one of the Lesotho’s deadliest health threats. When these germs become resistant, everyday infections become much [...]
10 August 2026 by Limpho Sello “Today, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for 32 percent of all deaths in the Kingdom of Lesotho.” The words of Nhlanhla Ngomane, Technical Assistance for the Meatless Monday Project, hung over a quiet conference hall in Maseru. There public health officials, civil society leaders and [...]
3 August 2026 by Pascalinah Kabi Lesotho’s only referral hospital, Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH), owes suppliers M150,074,277. The debt was disclosed when QMMH management, accompanied by Minister of Health ‘Mamokete Ntšekhe and senior officials from the Ministry of Health, appeared before Parliament’s Social Cluster Portfolio Committee on 31 July [...]