Lesotho

Currency: Lesotho Loti

Timezone: UTC+2

Major Cities: Maseru

Lesotho is a Southern African country uniquely located as an enclave in South Africa. The country has a temperate climate and a terrain that consists of highlands, plateaus, and mountains. 50 percent of the country’s 2.1 million people are under the age of 25. The Basotho represent 99 per cent of the country’s population. Sesotho and English are the official languages of the country.

The country uses a parliamentary constitutional monarchy that is administratively divided into 10 districts, including Maseru the capital of the country. The textile industry and the agricultural sector are the most important sectors of the economy. The country’s major source of foreign exchange earnings comes from the export of clothing, wool, diamond, water, and electricity. Lesotho’s over-reliance on South Africa, which supplies 85 percent of its imports, is a major area of concern.

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National Health Policy

Lesotho, Ministry of Health

This policy aims to reduce morbidity and mortality in Lesotho by improving health status of citizens. The main policy measures include free universal access to HIV and AIDs information, prevention, treatment, care and support to...

Lesotho • 2011 • Health

high court mediation rules, 2011

Ministry of Justice

Established in May 2011 (Gazette No. 48), these rules introduced a court-annexed mediation process for High Court disputes. Under the system, mediation is mandatory before litigation can proceed, and it is overseen by designated mediators....

Lesotho • 2011 • Judiciary and Legal Administration

National HIV and AIDS Strategic Plan 2006 - 2011 (Revised April 2009)

Lesotho, Ministry of Health

The policy highlight the revised strategy by the government to control the spread of HIV/AIDS in Lesotho. The strategy adopted the evidence-based planning to interventions, focus on human rights, multi-sectoral response, gender sensitivity, cultural sensitivity,...

Lesotho • 2009 • Health

Coordination Framework For The National Response to HIV and AIDS

Lesotho, Ministry of Health

This purpose of this policy was to align all HIV and AIDS programme to the national strategic plan to avoid duplication and overlaps, inappropriate strategies and resource allocations. The strategy adopted included national and local...

Lesotho • 2007 • Health

National HIV and AIDS Policy

Lesotho, Ministry of Health

The main objective of this policy is to prevent spread, provide treatment, care and support services, and to mitigate the impact of HIV and AIDS on individuals, households, and communities in Lesotho. The policy guidelines...

Lesotho • 2006 • Health

Labour Code (Amendment) Act, 2006

Lesotho, Ministry of Labour

This is an Act amending the Labour Code to make provisions for HIV and AIDS workers in the workplace and for all other related matters.

Lesotho • 2006 • Labour

National HIV & AIDS Strategic Plan (2006-2011)

Lesotho, Ministry of Health

The objective of this policy is to ensure access to information and services that will help individuals to protect themselves from HIV and AIDS, and enable them to access treatment, care, support and impact mitigation...

Lesotho • 2006 • Health

National HIV and AIDS Policy

Lesotho, Ministry of Health

The main goal of this policy is to address the HIV and AIDS epidemic in Lesotho. Including preventing the further spread of the epidemic, providing treatment, care, and support services, and mitigating the impact of...

Lesotho • 2006 • Health

Legal Capacity of Married Person Act, 2006

Lesotho, Ministry of Justice

This is an Act removing the minority status of married women in Lesotho. The Act ensures equal powers of spouses, spouse’s consent, bequest of property, guardianship of children and other related matters.

Lesotho • 2006 • Gender and Human Rights

The National AIDS Commission Act, 2005

Lesotho, Ministry of Health

This is an Act for the establishment of the National Aids commission tasked with the responsibility of developing strategy for combating HIV and AIDS in Lesotho as well as the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of...

Lesotho • 2005 • Health

Guidelines to Prevent Mother to Child Transmission of HIV

Lesotho, Ministry of Health

This policy document outlines the government guidelines to prevent mother to child transmission of HIV in Lesotho. The focus of the guidelines include obstetrician, gynaecologists, midwives/registered nurses, paediatricians, general medical doctors, nutritionists/dietician, pharmacists, laboratory technologists,...

Lesotho • 2004 • Health

Lesotho Poverty Reduction Strategy 2004-2007

Lesotho, Ministry of Health

The overarching development goal of the poverty reduction strategy is to provide a broad-based improvement in the standard of welfare for the current generation of Basotho, without compromising opportunities for future generations.

Lesotho • 2004 • Health

Private Solutions for Infrastructure in Lesotho, 2004

Ministry of Finance

A 2004 World Bank-sponsored report examines the potential benefits of private sector involvement in Lesotho’s infrastructure sectors. It underscores three key advantages: supplementing public budgets, enhancing service quality and efficiency, and accelerating infrastructure development through...

Lesotho • 2004 • Finance

Sexual Offences Act, 2003

Lesotho, Ministry of Justice

This is an Act to address and prevent sexual violence in Lesotho and to outline the penalties for sexual offences as well as other related matters.

Lesotho • 2003 • Gender and Human Rights

National AIDS Strategic Plan 2000/2001-2003/2004

Lesotho, Ministry of Health

This strategic plan was design to control the spread of HIV/AIDS in Lesotho and to mitigate its impact on all vulnerable groups, individuals, households, and communities in Lesotho. The focus areas of the policy include...

Lesotho • 2000 • Health

Policy Framework on HIV/AIDS Prevention, Control and Management

Lesotho, Ministry of Health

This policy aims to create a conducive environment to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Lesotho, and to mitigate the adverse impact on the infected and affected individuals, households,...

Lesotho • 2000 • Health

Lesotho Iodization Regulation, 1999

Lesotho, Ministry of Health

This regulation specifies the requirements for the manufacture of food grade salt in Lesotho.

Lesotho • 1999 • Health