WHO Lesotho

21/11/2025

The African Strategic Conference on Prevention and Response to Sexual Misconduct in Joint WHO–Member State Health Response Operations wraps up in Pretoria 🇿🇦.

42 Member States, WHO and partners have spent the week strengthening accountability, capacity, coordination and safeguarding systems to prevent and respond to sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment across the African Region.

20/11/2025

19/11/2025

On Monday 17th November, the Ministry of Health and WHO Lesotho held a senior-level consultative meeting to review and refine the 2026–2027 biennial workplan. The session centered on alignment, collaboration, and shared accountability for delivering impactful health outcomes in Lesotho. The Ministry of the health team was led by the Minister of Health, Hon. Selibe Mochoboroane, and included the Principal Secretary, the Deputy Principal Secretary, Director General, Directors, Team Leads and Programme Managers, among others. The WHO team was led by the WHO Representative, Dr Innocent Nuwagira and included Team Leads and relevant Technical Officers in all areas of work covered by WHO.

This consultation comes at an important moment, as the Ministry of Health begins developing its own annual workplan for the next financial year, ensuring full alignment between national priorities and WHO strategic support. The meeting also builds on the joint GPW14 outcome reprioritization exercise conducted earlier this year, which set the foundation for the 2026-2027 biennium’s country focus areas.

The 2026-2027 biennial workplan is anchored on the GPW14 principles of Protect, Provide, Promote, Power, and Perform, ensuring that planned interventions are responsive, strategic, and designed to strengthen health outcomes sustainably.

The Hon Minister thanked WHO for the consultative approach, and for ensuring that national priorities are aligned and cohesive. Speaking during the meeting, the WHO Representative, Dr. Innocent Nuwagira, highlighted the importance of co-ownership: “The 2026-2027 biennial workplan is not just a planning framework-it is our collective promise to improve health, strengthen systems, and ensure every Mosotho receives equitable, quality health care.” The Principal Secretary for Health, Mrs. Maneo Ntene, reaffirmed the Ministry’s commitment - “This consultation comes at the right time, as we develop our own annual workplan and budget. Aligning our priorities with WHO ensures coherence, efficiency, and greater impact for the people of Lesotho.”

19/11/2025

Antimicrobial resistance is driven largely by the misuse and overuse of antimicrobials.

It’s . Let’s work together to prevent AMR.

👉🏿http://bit.ly/AMRweek2025

19/11/2025

19/11/2025

This World AMR Awareness Week, remember the don’ts:

❌ Don’t use antibiotics for colds, flu, or sore throats. They don’t treat viruses.
❌ Don’t share antibiotics with others.
❌ Don’t save them for later.

17/11/2025

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’ Opening remarks at the 11th Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on To***co Control WHO Framework Convention on To***co Control Strategic dialogue

Healthy Planet, Healthy Future: Uniting for To***co-free Generations

17/11/2025

Kangaroo mother care combines continuous skin-to-skin contact and exclusive breastfeeding to improve the survival chances of low-birthweight or preterm babies 🤱🏾.

These vital cuddles:
💕 improve survival
💕 reduce infections
💕 provide warmth, comfort, and love

17/11/2025

Cabo Verde, Mauritius and Seychelles become the first sub-Saharan countries to eliminate measles and rubella.

Learn more ⬇️

17/11/2025

It's World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day

Cervical cancer could be the first cancer EVER in the world to be eliminated, if:
9️⃣0️⃣% of girls are vaccinated
7️⃣0️⃣% of women are screened
9️⃣0️⃣% of women with cervical cancer receive treatment