WHO Lesotho

12/04/2026

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Lesotho rolls out first batch of Lenacapvir

11/04/2026

Your mental health matters. 💙

10/04/2026

Our Newsletter is Out! 📰🗞️

In this issue, we highlight the successful roll out of Lenacapavir, a groundbreaking long-acting injectable administered only twice a year, representing a critical breakthrough in HIV prevention for high-burden countries like Lesotho through improved adherence and reduced stigma.

Equally important is the intensification of efforts to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B (triple elimination), strengthening of health partnerships, and the launch of the new Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) – a modern facility expected to enhance national health security – representing a major investment in resilient systems against health emergencies.

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10/04/2026

𝗟𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀

The Ministry of Health has marked a milestone in its efforts to improve maternal and newborn health with the official finalization of the Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) guidelines. The guidelines were developed with support of WHO, other UN agencies and partners. The finalization was carried out during a two day multisectoral workshop in Maseru District, bringing together government officials, health professionals, civil society, and development partners to validate the guidelines.

The primary goal of MPDSR is to eliminate preventable maternal and perinatal mortality by systematically gathering and using information on each death to improve the quality of care in health facilities, strengthen community health interventions, and guide public health actions. The guidelines set out clear objectives, including accurate data collection, analysis, and interpretation; identification of remediable factors; evidence based recommendations; dissemination of findings to policymakers and civil society; and monitoring of implementation to ensure timely and impactful action.

Based on WHO’s Maternal Death Surveillance and Response (MDSR) Technical Guide, the framework provides standardized procedures for establishing a sustainable surveillance and response system in Lesotho. It emphasizes accountability, improved statistics, stronger referral systems, and community engagement through dialogue and social autopsy, empowering communities to take informed action in reducing maternal and perinatal deaths.

Lesotho continues to face high maternal mortality rates, though progress has been made in recent years. The new MPDSR system will require health facilities to report and review deaths systematically, creating a culture of transparency and responsibility. Training sessions have already been conducted to prepare health workers for the nationwide rollout.

10/04/2026

Not all medicines are equal

⏱️ Some need to be taken at a certain time
🍽️ Some need to be taken with food
🍂 Some may interact with herbal remedies

09/04/2026

Every year, more than 727 000 lives are lost to su***de.
Behind each number is a story cut short.

We aimed for a 33% reduction in deaths by 2030, but progress is just 12%.

This is a crisis. We must act with urgency, compassion & investment in su***de prevention.

09/04/2026

09/04/2026

More than 150 million lives. Saved by vaccines. Since 1974.
That is health and science in action.

Together for Health. Stand with Science 💙

08/04/2026

08/04/2026

08/04/2026

[NEWS]
WHO urges Africa to hike investment in science

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Mohamed Janabi, has called on African governments to increase investment in science, research, and innovation to address the continent's health challenges and reduce health inequities.
In a statement marking World Health Day, Dr. Janabi highlighted the continent's scientific achievements, including the development of Ebola vaccines and genomic sequencing in South Africa that informed global COVID-19 responses.
However, he emphasised that more needs to be done to tackle persistent and emerging health threats, and to strengthen systems.
World Health Day is a global health awareness day, celebrated annually on April 7, to focus attention on health problems or issues that deserve special attention.

07/04/2026

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