Lesotho & HIV/AIDS

Prevention

Lesotho: Drugs to Curb a Deadly Inheritance (September 29, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lesotho: Cultural Beliefs Threaten Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission (June 2, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV Prevention Efforts in Five African Countries Not Reaching At-Risk Groups, Report Says (May 29, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Universal AIDS Testing Scheme Fails in Lesotho: Rights Group (November 18, 2008)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AIDS Awareness-Raising Tractor Arrives in Lesotho (September 28, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lesotho Gets Tested (July 12, 2006)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tiny Lesotho Struggles as AIDS Timebomb Ticks Away (November 4, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lesotho Prime Minister Undergoes Public HIV Test, Calls on Other African Leaders to Be Tested to Reduce AIDS Stigma (March 10, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Lesotho Chiefs Urged to Help De-Stigmatize AIDS by Taking HIV Tests (August 7, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Treatment

ABC Examines Shortage of Medical Workers to Provide HIV-Positive Children in Lesotho With Treatment (September 6, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Baltimore Sun Profiles Organization That Provides Health Care, Antiretroviral Access to Rural Lesotho Villages (July 20, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Clinton Foundation Trains HIV-Positive People in Lesotho to Assist Medical Workers (October 20, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Statistics

PlusNews Treatment Map: Lesotho (Regularly Updated)
Data on the total number of people on HIV treatment, the drug regimens used and the amount of international aid received.
From Integrated Regional Information Networks
Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Lesotho) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Lesotho Will Miss HIV Treatment Target, United Nations Says (September 22, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
15% of Lesotho Infants HIV-Positive, Report Says (November 11, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV Rate Hits 31 Percent in Lesotho, 40 Percent of Women in Botswana (July 31, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

News

AIDS Clinic in Lesotho Closes: Bracelet of Hope Campaign Looks to Support AIDS Patients in Different Ways (July 10, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
MCC Invests $122 Million in Lesotho Health System to Address Key Challenges, Including HIV, TB (December 9, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Help on Horseback for AIDS Sufferers in Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho (March 11, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV, TB Cut Lesotho Life Expectancy to a Mere 36 Years (March 29, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lesotho: Daring Festival Challenges AIDS Stigma (September 1, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lesotho: Help at Hand for HIV Orphans (May 11, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Canada & Lesotho: Bracelet of Hope Takes Campaign Across Nation (April 15, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Food Shortages in Lesotho Affecting HIV-Positive People (February 5, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Elton John Rides to Rescue for Lesotho Doctors (January 22, 2008)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Prince Harry Spends Day With Lesotho Orphans (November 6, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Politics

Lesotho Says HIV/AIDS "Threatens Very Existence of Mankind" (June 9, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lesotho Government, UNICEF, European Union Launch Pilot Program to Provide Financial Support to AIDS Orphans (May 6, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
China, Lesotho Join Hands in Combating HIV/AIDS (January 24, 2008)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lesotho Official Says AIDS Could “Wipe Out Nation” (August 21, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Senior Church Leaders in Lesotho Pledge to Fight AIDS (July 13, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Lesotho Approves Policy to Care for AIDS Orphans, Vulnerable Children (January 5, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Lesotho's Social Welfare Department Trying to Get Orphan Care Declared National Emergency, Official Says (October 10, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Globe and Mail Examines Issues Surrounding Launch of Lesotho's Campaign to Offer HIV Tests to Everyone Over Age 12 (May 4, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Lesotho's Health Minister to Announce Plan for Universal HIV Testing in Country (October 25, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Lesotho's Central Bank Warns AIDS Can Roll Back Development (August 30, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Botswana President Starts Lesotho Visit, AIDS on Agenda (April 14, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lesotho Launches HIV Testing Program (March 9, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lesotho Proposes Death Penalty for HIV-Positive Rapists (August 8, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Personal Stories

The Pain of Those Left Behind: Retreat Urges HIV Nurses in Africa to Tell Their Stories (April 8, 2009)
R. Kevin Mallinson's own experiences with grief and loss during the early years of the U.S. epidemic inspired him to create a retreat for nurses in Swaziland, Lesotho and South Africa -- three nations with some of the highest HIV rates on the planet, where HIV-related deaths happen with mind-numbing frequency.
In The XVII International AIDS Conference, from TheBodyPRO.com
Meet the People at the Heart of Lesotho's HIV Epidemic (November 10, 2008)
In BBC News Online
Toronto Globe and Mail Profiles Canadian Doctor Working in AIDS Clinic in Lesotho (March 2, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation