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THE government could have lost over M53 million through dubious contracts with suppliers for medical equipment, transport and meals during the Covid-19 lockdowns. The stunning revelation was disclosed during hearings conducted by parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) this week. On the hot seat on Tuesday was Health Services Director-General Dr ’Nyane Letsie who was grilled […]

PARLIAMENT’S Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is set to quiz 40 civil servants over procurement rot that happened during the Covid-19 pandemic. Government secretary Thabo Moleko has called the civil servants to prepare for the PAC grilling “about the queries raised in the Auditor General’s report for the financial year that ended 2020 and 2021”. In […]

Lesotho: Health Launches Integrated Service Delivery

Lesotho: Health Launches Integrated Service Delivery

Download logo The Ministry of Health launched integrated service delivery in Berea to combat the spread of Tuberculosis (TB) at the event held in Teyateyaneng on Monday. The Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Mrs. Maneo Moliehi Ntene said it has been found out that the TB rate is high in Berea hence the […]

WHA Resolution formally recognizes the vital role of diagnostics in delivering health for all, enabling countries to prioritize the resources needed to ensure everyone who needs a test can get one; A country-led International Alliance for Diagnostics will be formed to support implementation of the Resolution; Adoption of the Resolution coincides with FIND (www.FINDdx.org) marking…

WHA Resolution formally recognizes the vital role of diagnostics in delivering health for all, enabling countries to prioritize the resources needed to

FIND welcomes adoption of historic World Health Assembly Resolution on diagnostics as the organization enters its 20th anniversary year

Download logo The Minister of Health, Mr. Semano Sekatle says the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV) vaccination for girls aged between 9 and 14 years will be launched on April 19, 2022 in the district of Butha-Buthe. This, he said at the press briefing held in Maseru on Monday. Mr. Sekatle said that in 2020, an […]

Limpho Sello LESOTHO’S lack of facilities to treat cancer continues to bleed the fiscus heavily. This amid reports that the government spent M144 million on cancer referrals to South Africa in 2021 alone. The monthly cost of sending patients to South Africa for treatment was M12 million while the expenditure on one patient ranged from […]