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Govt commits to child-friendly health care for all
. . . as nations commemorate World Patient Safety Day Moroke Sekoboto THE government has reaffirmed its commitment to providing quality, accessible, and equitable primary health care for all, including children. In partnership with UNICEF and the...
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Women20 Summit to Gather Global Leaders in Johannesburg
Despite progress in recent years, women worldwide continue to face significant barriers to economic empowerment and gender equality. The stark reality is that many women still lack access to financial resources, equal opportunities and a safe...
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New Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase II assurances following setbacks
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Engineering News
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The second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) is achieving “rapid progress”, despite running into considerable delays, challenges and cost increases, with notable milestones having been achieved across the infrastructure,...
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Lesotho HIV patient urges President Trump to stop politicising HIV
PASCALINAH KABI This investigation was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Centre. When Kananelo Khalla, who has lived with HIV since birth, held his new-born son for the first time, a wave of relief washed over him – his son was...
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Health Ministry: HIV vaccine not yet approved in Namibia
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Namibian Broadcasting Corporation
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The Ministry of Health and Social Services says Namibia has not yet approved the use of lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable medication for prevention and treatment of HIV, due to its high global market price. Ministry spokesperson Walters...
Owner: Namibian Government
INNOVATIVE APP TARGETS RURAL HEALTH CHALLENGES IN LESOTHO
by LENASeptember 18, 2025September 18, 2025028 Share0 Maseru, Sept. 18 — At the ongoing Sebabatso Youth Empowerment initiative Conference in Maseru, a young innovator pitched about Mobihealth LS Application. During her presentation, Mpho Fanyane...
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EPILEPSY LESOTHO PUSHES FOR GREATER AWARENESS AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
by LENASeptember 18, 2025September 18, 2025033 Share1 Maseru, Sept. 18 — Epilepsy Lesotho Association has highlighted progress in extending education and awareness about epilepsy across the country. In an interview with the Agency on Thursday, the...
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The disturbing connection between UN's green energy push and illegal immigration
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Fox News
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American Energy Institute CEO Jason Isaac discusses the Democratic Party’s efforts to fight President Donald Trump’s energy policies and more on ‘Fox & Friends Weekend.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump recently...
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Scicluna chairs Commonwealth Central Bank Governors’ meeting while hospitals court case continues
The Governor of the Central Bank of Malta, Professor Edward Scicluna, chaired the Commonwealth Central Bank Governors (CCBG) Meeting, held virtually on Tuesday 16 September 2025, the Central Bank said Thursday. Professor Edward Scicluna resumed...
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LESOTHO STRENGTHENS RELATIONS WITH UNFPA
by LENASeptember 9, 2025September 9, 2025051 Share0 Maseru, Sept. 09 — The Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Dr. Rets’elisitsoe Matlanyane held a high-level meeting with the Country Representative of the United Nations Population Fund...
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Pads or food: The impossible choice facing girls in Lesotho
LIAPENG RALIENGOANE MASERU – In the rural heartlands of Lesotho, the stark realities of poverty force young girls into impossible choices, where basic dignity is often pitted against sheer survival. This profound conflict was laid bare for...
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HIV deals ‘leave access gaps’
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Science and Development Network
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[NAIROBI, SciDev.Net] The rollout of an affordable new HIV prevention drug, hailed as a breakthrough in the fight to end the global epidemic, must be accompanied by broader efforts to increase access, campaigners say. Lenacapavir, a twice-yearly...
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Distinguished public health leader joins YSPH
Dr. Ashwin Vasan, ScM, MD, PhD, a practicing physician and distinguished public health leader and innovator, has joined the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) as a Senior Fellow in the Department of Health Policy and Management (HPM). Dr. Vasan...
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Primary, Relief Society leaders ‘mourn with those that mourn’ months after Lesotho bus accident
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SADC PEACE COMMISSION DEMAND LIPHOLO’S HOSPITALISATION
by LENAOctober 2, 2025October 2, 2025031 Share0 Maseru, Oct. 02 — A commission from the Southern African Development Commission (SADC) has delivered a letter to the High Commission of Lesotho in Pretoria regarding the Basotho Covenant Movement...
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Dump site fire leaves Maseru residents in choking smoke for days
Residents near Maseru’s Tšosane dumpsite have been choking on smoke since Saturday night. The community won a court settlement in February 2023, requiring Maseru City Council to relocate the dump to Tšoeneng, but no progress has been made. The...
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Bridging the Digital Divide: First Community Hotspots Transform Lesotho’s Rural Villages
…as T-Connect Lesotho hands over first hotspots in Matsieng, Thaba Bosiu and Mokhotlong powered by Starlink through T – Connect A fresh chapter in Lesotho’s digital journey was opened this week as T-Connect Lesotho officially handed over the first...
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Morabo Morojele, Lesotho’s literary voice of conscience, dies at 64
LEBOELA MOTOPI Morabo Morojele, the quietly powerful writer whose words gave Lesotho a rare and resonant voice in African literature, passed away on May 20 in South Africa after a short illness. He was 64. Though also known as a talented jazz...
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FNCO URGES FOR COLLABORATION
by LENAOctober 2, 2025October 2, 2025025 Share0 Maseru, Oct.02 — Regional Food and Nutrition Coordinating Officer Ms. Nteboheleng Mothae strongly urged stakeholders to collaborate for improvement of nutrition status in the country. She said this...
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Landmark health investment plan to tackle maternal mortality, gender inequality unveiled
LIAPENG RALIENGOANE MASERU – In a decisive step toward strengthening its health system and accelerating progress on maternal, new-born, and adolescent health – as well as gender equality – Lesotho has validated its first-ever data-driven...
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