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For many community members, the outreach serves as a rare opportunity to access a range of primary health care services close to home. Alongside TB screening, community members receive health assessments, screening for non-communicable diseases (NCDs), referrals for ongoing care, and health education that can help identify illnesses before they become severe.
Itumeleng Nkhabu, a 48-year-old widow, contracted tuberculosis (TB) in 2003. Then again in 2011. That was not the last time she got sick.
Lesotho has the highest TB incidence globally with an estimated 654 cases per 100,000 for a population around 2 million.
In 2014, a health reform model was piloted in four districts in Lesotho. Now, it’s present nationwide. The decision to expand to all ten districts was due to many achievements, including a substantial increase in outpatient visits, HIV treatment enrollment, and facility-based deliveries.
18-year-old Limakatso Lerata had received prenatal care at other clinics, closer to her village. But at Manamaneng, there was a maternal waiting home with a CTG machine.