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Are You Eating Enough Fruits and Vegetables? Only 2.7% of Basotho Do — Too Little Could Put You at Risk of Non-Communicable Diseases

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 [...]

After Outshining 35 Candidates to Lead Lesotho Medical School, Prof Lineo Thahane Reflects on What It Means for Basotho to Be Treated by a Mosotho Doctor

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 [...]