30 September 2026 by Limpho Sello Healthcare workers who worked during the HPV vaccination campaign in 2024 and the measles campaign have not been paid their stipends, despite the Ministry of Health having funding from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to pay them. This emerged during a debriefing meeting of the [...]
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 [...]
1 September 2026 by Pascalinah Kabi Lesotho’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will on 2 September 2026, continue its investigations into the operations and financial management of the country’s only tertiary hospital – Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital – after a break that lasted for about three weeks. Before the break, the [...]
22 July 20206 by Monyane Khau Lesotho’s Ministry of Health has allocated M1.1 billion for the procurement of health products in the 2026/27 financial year, with medicines for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) receiving the largest share at M252.6 million—a reflection of the growing pressure chronic illnesses are placing on the country’s [...]
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 [...]
23 June 2026 by Pascalinah Kabi Less than five feet away from a group of private sector representatives, Deepak Bhaskaran stood almost at the centre of the hall, his left hand resting over his right just below the hem of his suit jacket. He nodded, clapped, and occasionally stretched out [...]
Poster designed by NUL Research and Innovation Hub. 18 May 2026 by Pascalinah Kabi Communities living around the Letšeng and Kao mines are at risk of serious health effects after sorghum and pearl millet — a drought-resistant grain crop — grown in contaminated soil samples collected near the two mining [...]
10 September 2025 by Limpho Sello Est. Read: 4min Basotho, let us come together to celebrate a historic milestone for our beloved nation of 2.4 million. In 2025, every child born at one health facility—Ntšekhe Hospital—has survived the most fragile period of life: the first 28 days. This is a [...]
22 August 2025 by Limpho Sello Est. Read: 5min Listen to this article: When 25-year-old Karabo Leluma walked into Maseru Regional Hospital in the heart of Lesotho’s capital, one service immediately stood out to him — the Hello Mocha Call Centre. For Leluma, it is nothing short of a game-changer. [...]
Health Minister Selibe Mochoboroane. Photo Credit: Limpho Sello/Uncensored News. [...]