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When a person is diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB), the focus naturally shifts to treatment. Yet behind every diagnosis is a family, a household, and a community that may also be at risk. For the TB Elimination Project, finding one patient is not the finish line. It is the starting point for a race against time to find others who may have been exposed and connect them to care.
Established as a major investment in the sustainable management and quality assurance of hospital machinery, the Center reflects Partners In Health (PIH) Lesotho’s growing capacity to maintain life-saving equipment in-house.
Partners In Health (PIH) Lesotho intensifies efforts to eliminate tuberculosis (TB), mobile clinics have become a critical part of reaching people where they live, especially in remote and hard-to-reach areas.
For Janki Moneni, a 62-year-old man, the past months became a relentless fight against a devastating illness. What began with troubling symptoms slowly turned into a life-threatening medical crisis that required intensive care, specialized treatment, and the dedication of a committed medical team.
Partners In Health (PIH) Lesotho is changing the story through its TB Elimination Project, a bold, community-centered approach that takes screening, diagnosis, and care directly to the people most at risk.
Partners In Health (PIH) Lesotho reached a historic milestone in the fight against HIV: all seven of its Rural Initiative (RI) sites achieved 0% vertical transmission of HIV from mother to child. A cohort of 76 HIV-exposed infants (HEI) tested negative, marking a significant victory for maternal and child health in Lesotho and offering hope for an HIV-free generation.
A 47-year-old Semethe Moshesha travels 3-4 hours on horseback to access mental health services.
Partners In Health (PIH) Lesotho has appointed ‘Mathemba Radebe as its new executive director. Her appointment marks a historic milestone as she becomes the first Mosotho woman to lead the organization in this role.
In Lesotho, where communities are far from clinics, multi-drug tuberculosis (MDR-TB) doesn’t just threaten health. It threatens livelihoods, families, and futures. That’s why Partners In Health (PIH) Lesotho is redefining care for those with tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest infectious disease.