AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoHIV Care Win: Lesotho’s Back-to-Care Campaign has reconnected 1,802 Basotho living with HIV to antiretroviral therapy after treatment interruptions, tracing 88% of those who defaulted between Oct 2025 and Jan 2026 across 106 health facilities. Safe Initiation Practices: The Ministry of Health, with WHO support, launched a multisectoral male engagement initiative to promote safer initiation practices in Phamong, Mohale’s Hoek, linking initiation schools with health facilities to reduce preventable illness, injuries and deaths. SRHR for Youth: World Population Day in Mohale’s Hoek put young people and maternal health first, with UNFPA highlighting youth-focused reproductive health and a handover of maternal health equipment and medicines to Nts’ekhe Hospital. NCD Push: Lesotho launched a National Multi-sectoral NCDIs Coordinating Mechanism to tackle non-communicable diseases and injuries through coordinated action across government, civil society and partners. Community Health Education: A school in Maseru introduced the Ithate Youth Club to teach girls puberty, menstrual health, hygiene, self-esteem and SRHR, with regular parent meetings to encourage open discussion. Public Health & Safety: Afriski Mountain Resort visitors were urged to recognise altitude sickness signs after a Lesotho emergency involving severe symptoms at about 3,050m. Road Tragedy: Families in Botha-Bothe mourned eight deaths after a truck crash involving casual labourers on the Main North 1 Road. Health & Wellness Beyond Clinics: Bicycle delivery services are helping youth earn income while safely transporting items like medication and groceries, and earthworm farming training in Berea is promoting organic fertilizer to support healthier food systems.
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