Sethelile Ntlhakana

Role(s) / Profession(s)

• Freelance, Independent

Organization

• Bo-Mphato Litšebeletsong tsa Bophelo - Partners in Health
  Website: http://www.pih.org/where/Lesotho/Lesotho.html Type: Non-Governmental Organization Country: Lesotho About: Bo-Mphato Litšebeletsong tsa Bophelo is Partners In Health's project in Lesotho. It is the second in Africa for the organization and the first one in a country suffering from extremely high prevalence of HIV. Approximately one quarter of Lesotho's adult population is HIV-positive and life expectancy in the tiny mountain kingdom has plummeted to less than 35 years. In addition, the Basotho people are being ravaged by a second epidemic. Lesotho's TB rate is the fourth highest in the world, and TB spreads rapidly and is particularly deadly where many people's immune systems have been weakened by HIV. The PIH project in Lesotho was launched in 2006 following an invitation from the government of Lesotho and consultation with our partners in Rwanda, the Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative (CHAI), about where to replicate that successful model elsewhere in Africa.

Work Location(s)

• Lesotho

Population(s) Served

Language(s)

• English

Sethelile's Communities

• MDR-TB Treatment & Prevention