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Heartbreak for Teen Cancer Patient as Passport Delay Leads to Leg Amputation

Est. Read Time: 5m 48s Listen to this article: 28 October 2024 by Pascalinah Kabi A three-month delay in passport issuance by the Lesotho government led to the leg amputation of a 16-year-old cancer patient Tšepang Masilo, who urgently needed treatment in Bloemfontein, South Africa. The delay, compounded by an additional [...]

Doctor’s Error Costs Leribe Woman Her Womb; Mamohau Hospital Manager Under Fire – Part 1

18 October 2024 by Limpho Sello Est. Read Time: 6m 43s Listen to this article: A 20-year-old woman from Leribe has lost the ability to have children after a cottonwool-like material was allegedly left inside her stitched womb by a doctor at Mamohau Mission Hospital. The negligence, which has gone unpunished [...]

431,000 Basotho Suffer from Mental Illnesses

16 October 2024 by Limpho Sello Est. Read Time: 4m 18s Listen to this article: In Lesotho, nearly 431,000 people are affected by mental illnesses, according to the country’s newly approved Mental Health Policy and Strategic Plan for 2023-2027. Health Minister Selibe Mochoboroane said this Strategic Plan was approved by the [...]

Revealing the Impact: What the Numbers Say About Lesotho’s TB Campaigns

11 October 2024 by Pascalinah Kabi Est. Read Time: 5m 28s Listen to this article: Data from the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning shows that between April and June 2024, Lesotho went beyond its target of informing people about their tuberculosis (TB) status by four percent. It means that for [...]

Why Female Condoms Are Not Popular Among Sex Workers in Lesotho

27 September 2024 by Limpho Sello Est. Read Time: 4m 34s Listen to this article: “Sometimes during intercourse, clients try to slip beneath the condom, cheating us,” says *Tebello, her voice steady, but her eyes reflecting the weight of countless encounters. As an experienced sex worker who has navigated the Lesotho [...]

Nkuatsana Warns of Health Risks Posed by Unhygienic Menstrual Product Use

10 September 2024 by Limpho Sello Est. Read Time: 4m 42s Listen to this article: Sentebale Mothibeli, 22, stands among dozens of girls and women in Mphaki, Quthing, receiving their annual supply of sanitary pads, underwear, and essential hygiene items such as bath soap. As Mothibeli collects her package, a weight [...]