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10/09/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐍𝐭𝐬̌𝐞𝐤𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥. 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝.

10 September 2025 by Limpho Sello Est. Read: 4min Listen to this article: Officials from UNICEF Lesotho and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints attentively follow explanations at Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital on September 6, 2025. Photo credit: UNICEF Lesotho. Ba

10/09/2025

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝗼 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗼 𝗙𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱?

Basotho, let us come together to celebrate a historic milestone for our beloved nation of 2.4 million. In 2025, every child born at one health facility—Ntšekhe Hospital—has survived the most fragile period of life: the first 28 days. This is a record-breaking achievement for a country that only recently faced neonatal mortality rates of 10.3 percent in 2023 and 8.4 percent in 2024.

Neonatal mortality is explained as the death of a newborn within the first 28 days of life. The news that from January to August 2025 not a single newborn has died at Ntšekhe Hospital within the first 28 days of life is even more remarkable when compared to the 2023/24 Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey (LDHS), which reported a neonatal mortality rate of 26 deaths per 1,000 live births.

𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒖𝒑𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒇𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒛𝒆𝒓𝒐 𝒏𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒔 𝒐𝒄𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒘𝒊𝒅𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒕 𝒂 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝑵𝒕𝒔̌𝒆𝒌𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍. 𝑼𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝑵𝒆𝒘𝒔 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒅.

For more on the story by Mamoshe Limpho Makotoko Theko, click the link below:

10 September 2025 by Limpho Sello Est. Read: 4min Listen to this article: Officials from UNICEF Lesotho and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints attentively follow explanations at Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital on September 6, 2025. Photo credit: UNICEF Lesotho. Ba

08/09/2025

𝗗𝗼 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗘𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: Experts in Lesotho are warning people not to eat meat or products from sick animals, which can spread deadly diseases like rabies and anthrax.

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁: New outbreaks of anthrax have been reported this year, and rabies cases continue almost daily. Authorities say stronger cooperation between health, agriculture, and environment sectors is urgently needed.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲: Officials also warned that misuse of antibiotics and poor livestock–wildlife management increase disease risks. A One Health system is being proposed to better prevent and respond to outbreaks.

For more on this article by Mamoshe Limpho Makotoko Theko, click the link below:

Experts at the International Health Regulations and Performance of Veterinary Services (IHR–PVS) Bridging Workshop held in Maseru. Photo Credit: Limpho Sello/Uncensored News.

07/09/2025

𝗛𝗼 𝗙𝗼𝗾𝗵𝗼𝗵𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗶 𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗮 𝗛𝗮 𝗧𝘀̌𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗲

Ho ntse ho kunkela mosi toting ea Tšosane. Ke lilemo-lemo toti ena e bakela bahai ba metse e haufi mathata a bohlasoa, likhoto, monko o mobe le maphele. Litšoantšo: Paballo Juliet Kabi.

29/08/2025

𝗩𝗼𝗱𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗺’𝘀 𝗥𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝟴𝟲 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 '𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘆'

Out of every 100 women in Lesotho, 86 experience gender-based violence (GBV)—a statistic Vodacom Lesotho chief executive officer, Mohale Ralebitso, has described as “scary.”

Ralebitso stressed that these numbers are not mere statistics but a painful reality Vodacom Lesotho has experienced first-hand.

For a detailed story by Mamoshe Limpho Makotoko Theko, click the link below:

29 August 2025 by Limpho Sello Est. Read: 4min Listen to this article: Photo Credit: UNFPA Lesotho. Out of every 100 women in Lesotho, 86 experience gender-based violence (GBV)—a statistic Vodacom Lesotho chief executive officer, Mohale Ralebitso, has described as “scary.” Ral

22/08/2025

[HEALTH]Lesotho has taken a bold step in tackling risky sexual behaviours and mental health challenges among its youth with the launch of the Hello Mocha Call Centre. The toll-free service, supported by the Ministry of Health, PEPFAR-CDC, and EGPAF, provides young people with confidential, youth-friendly counselling, accurate information on sexual and reproductive health, HIV prevention, mental health, and substance abuse.

Young callers can speak to trained professionals, get immediate referrals, or simply find someone to listen without judgment. For many, including youth like Karabo Leluma and Rethabile Ntlhoki, the call centre represents more than just a helpline, it is half the workin addressing stigma, misinformation, and barriers to health care.

With nearly 29 percent of Lesotho’s population aged between 10 and 24, and alarming rates of HIV, teenage pregnancy, and poor mental health among this group, the call centre is hailed as a game-changer in building healthier futures for adolescents. For more on the story, click the link below:

22 August 2025 by Limpho Sello Est. Read: 5min Listen to this article: Photo Credit: Limpho Sello/Uncensored News When 25-year-old Karabo Leluma walked into Maseru Regional Hospital in the heart of Lesotho’s capital, one service immediately stood out to him — the Hello Mocha Cal

20/08/2025

[𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗥]: 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗣𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗼 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗶

The U.S. is unhappy with Lesotho, a landlocked kingdom entirely surrounded by South Africa, for its decision to award major construction contracts in its flagship water infrastructure project to Chinese firms, an investigation reveals.

Washington saw the move as a sign of deepening Chinese influence in a strategically important project, triggering a sharp backlash and one of the harshest trade penalties Lesotho has ever faced.

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18/08/2025

𝗟𝗨𝗖𝗧 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘀𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝘅𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵

“I am saying this not to encourage sexual activity, but I urge every single person who is engaging in sexual activities to visit the campus clinic. Get contraceptives, know and learn about them, and avoid becoming statistics for early and unintended pregnancy,” says Puseletso Sello, a student at the Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT).

Her caution reflects Lesotho’s struggle with high rates of early and unintended pregnancies among the youth. According to the preliminary results of the 2014 Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey (LDHS), nearly 19 out of every 100 girls aged 15 to 19 had unintended pregnancies.

For more on the story by Mamoshe Limpho Makotoko Theko, click the link below:

LUCT student, Puseletso Sello. Credit: UNFPA Lesotho.

15/08/2025

𝗠𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗻𝗲: “𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗼 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗕𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮”

“Basotho should be allowed to seek healthcare in South Africa, just as we provide services to South Africans living in Lesotho,” Hon. Mochoboroane - Minister of Health declared.

Mochoboroane had just returned from Pretoria, where he met with his South African counterpart Dr Aaron Motsoaledi at the Department of Health headquarters on 13 August. The talks followed disturbing reports of foreigners—including Basotho citizens—being denied treatment in South Africa’s public hospitals. Mamoshe Limpho Makotoko Theko reports.

Health Minister Selibe Mochoboroane. Photo Credit: Limpho Sello/Uncensored News.

13/08/2025

𝗜𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗼, 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆

Kefuoe Seitlheko, a 62-year-old father of four from Ha Lesuti in Maseru, believes his ten-year-old daughter was only able to fight off measles without hospitalisation last May because she had received both doses of the measles vaccine as a baby.

“She developed a rash all over her body and her eyes turned red just before schools reopened after the Easter break,” Seitlheko told VaccinesWork in a phone interview on 15 May 2025.

The vast majority of children who receive two doses of the measles vaccine, which is 97% effective, will never contract the virus. But some children, such as those with weakened immune systems, may still need to suffer through a milder bout of the illness. MaPaballo Pascalinah Kabi reports.

The cost of an illness that could have been prevented is always too high. 13 August 2025 5 min read by Pascalinah Kabi Susan Ramakhunoane. Kefuoe Seitlheko, a 62-year-old father of four from Ha Lesuti in Maseru, believes his ten-year-old daughter was only able to fight off measles with

11/08/2025

Our colleagues at Paballo-ea-Bophelo have exciting news for health journalists and influencers in Lesotho.

Paballo-ea-Bophelo invites applications from health journalists and influencers in Lesotho to participate in an exciting new project aimed at strengthening the role of the media in promoting child health. Click the link below:
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11/08/2025

𝗣𝗲𝗹𝗼 𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝘀𝗼𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴

Pelo e Petsohileng ke lenaneo la khatiso e hlahlobang lipale tse bohloko, tseo hangata re sa buoeng ka tsona, tsa banana ba Lesotho ba qobelloang ho holisa bana ba tsoetsoeng ka lebaka la peto. Sena se tlisoa ke tsamaiso ea toka e liehang haholo ho ba fana ka tumello ea ho ntša mpa maemong a joalo.

Ho ea ka Maseretse Ratia, Moahlahlobi oa Lenaneo la Naha bakeng sa Bacha le Bana ba Banyenyane ho tsoa UNFPA Lesotho, boholo ba mahlatsipa a peto ke bana ba tsoang malapeng a futsanehileng, ’me sena se tetebetsa haholo maemo a bona a seng a le bobe sechabeng.

Ho fumana litaba tsena li felletse ka Mamoshe Limpho Makotoko Theko, penya mona:

11 Phato 2025 ka Limpho Sello Pelo e Petsohileng ke lenaneo la khatiso e hlahlobang lipale tse bohloko, tseo hangata re sa buoeng ka tsona, tsa banana ba Lesotho ba qobelloang ho holisa bana ba tsoetsoeng ka lebaka la peto. Sena se tlisoa ke tsamaiso ea toka e liehang haholo ho ba fana ka tumello