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Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Lesotho | Mar 25, 2024

Active Tuberculosis (TB) case-finding in Lesotho: Health facilities stepping up to the challenge

Case-finding has increased from 32% in 2020 to 47% in 2023 but needs to almost double to reach national and global targets for ending TB by 2030

When mother-of-three Mamfe Motloheloa tested positive for tuberculosis (TB), the diagnosis not only saved her life, but also those of her children. “My condition was critical. I was rushed from the clinic to the hospital, where my treatment journey started,” recalls Motloheloa. After she was discharged from hospital following a…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Lesotho | Mar 22, 2024

Lesotho Endorses Emergency, Preparedness, Response Flagship Initiative Roadmap to Ensure Health Security

WHO Representative to Lesotho, Dr. Richard Banda stated that health security is a critical mission for Lesotho

The Government of Lesotho has endorsed and launched the Emergency, Preparedness, and Response Flagship Initiative Roadmap. This was done with the support from the World Health Organisation(WHO) and Africa CDC. In 2023, the country enrolled in the WHO EPR Flagships initiative. The overarching goal of the Emergency, Preparedness, and Response flagship initiative is…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Lesotho | Sep 15, 2023

Lesotho: Strengthening Intensive Care Unit (ICU) bed capacity

Thanks to collaboration between the government and World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners, the number of intensive care unit (ICU) beds has almost quadrupled, from 10 to 38, since 2021

38 ICU beds; up from 10 in 2021; 30 clinicians receive short-term critical care training; 47 health care providers attend basic emergency training. With its mountainous terrain and use of donkeys and horses as primary modes of transport, Berea Hospital nurse Sello Ramakanate says the consequent high incidence of traumatic…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Lesotho | Jul 05, 2023

Over 20,000 Children Vaccinated Against Measles Rubella in Lesotho

The ambition to ensure that every child has access to essential vaccines by 2030 is within reach

For over two centuries, vaccines have safely reduced the scourge of diseases like polio, measles, and smallpox, helping children to grow up healthy and happy. In Lesotho, more than 20,000 children aged 9-59 months got vaccinated against Measles Rubella during the Africa Vaccination Week (AVW). In 2021 and 2022, Lesotho…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Lesotho | May 31, 2023

World No Tobacco Day: Grow Food Not Tobacco - World Health Organization (WHO)

Tobacco farming destroys the ecosystems, depletes soils of fertility, contaminates water bodies and pollutes the environment

The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health challenges the world has ever faced, killing more than eight million people around the world every year. While the number of people using tobacco products is decreasing in other parts of the world, it is rising in the Africa Region.…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Lesotho | May 30, 2023

In Lesotho, World Health Organization (WHO) Trains Health Specialists to Strengthen Public Health Surveillance

EIOS responds to the need for a strong global PHI community that is supported by robust, harmonized, and standardized PHI systems and frameworks across organizations and jurisdictions

To strengthen public health surveillance in Lesotho using a network of expert systems for early detection of health threats, the World Health Organization recently conducted a training on Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources (EIOS) for over 20 health specialists from the Food and Agricultural Organisation, (FAO) the Ministries of Health, Agriculture, Food…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Lesotho | May 19, 2023

World Health Organization (WHO) Urges the Government of Lesotho to Prioritize Investment in Government-Funded Public Health Functions and Investing in Primary Health Care

Investing in health is imperative for economic growth and poverty reduction

In line with its goal to achieve Universal Health Coverage, the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged the Government of Lesotho to refocus its efforts on prioritizing investment in government-funded public health functions and investing in primary health care. The World Health Representative to Lesotho, Dr. Richard Banda stated this recently during…

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Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Lesotho | Mar 23, 2023

World Oral Health Day 2023: World Health Organization (WHO) urges countries to unite, follow, and implement the Regional and Global strategies on oral health

Message from WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti

Oral health is the foundation of our life. It enables us to perform essential functions and impacts our self-confidence, well-being, and ability to socialize and work without pain, discomfort, and embarrassment from early life to old age. Yet oral diseases, such as dental caries, gum diseases, and tooth loss, are the…

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