Ministry of Health

Recent papers from Ministry of Health

1. Baseline radiographic and microbiologic predictors of treatment outcomes in a shortened all-oral regimen for MDR/RR-TBNature Communications · 2026
2. Promethazine use and QT prolongation risk during treatment with a shortened all-oral regimen for MDR/RR-TBJAC-Antimicrobial Resistance · 2026
3. HIV viral suppression in children and adolescents who transitioned from ritonavir‐boosted lopinavir‐ to dolutegravir‐based antiretroviral therapy in LesothoHIV Medicine · 2026
4. Performance of Hiv Drug Resistance Early Warning Indicators and Associated Program Factors in Lesotho During the Dolutegravir EraResearch · 2026
5. One in seven has severe pain: a point-prevalence study of hospitalised patients across AfricaPain · 2026
6. Assessment of farmers’ perceptions and the effects of conservation agriculture adoption on maize and bean yields: A study of small-scale maize and bean farmers in LesothoSouth African Journal of Plant and Soil · 2026
7. The influence of maternal age on optimal interbirth intervals prevalence among women of reproductive age in North-East NigeriaDiscover Public Health · 2026
8. Comparison of three linezolid management strategies for peripheral neuropathy in multidrug- or rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis treatment: a target trial emulationClinical Infectious Diseases · 2026
9. Determinants of Unfavourable Viral Load Suppression among Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women on Antiretroviral Therapy in Lesotho: A Case–control StudyThe Open AIDS Journal · 2026
10. Predictors of Detectable Viral Load among Adolescents with HIV in Low Resource Settings who are Receiving Care in Youth-Friendly ClinicsAIDS · 2026
11. Geographic clustering of hypertension and diabetes prevalence and care in Lesotho: a pooled spatial analysis of community-based studiesThe Lancet Regional Health - Africa · 2026
12. Community health worker-led versus facility-based type 2 diabetes care in rural Lesotho: a cluster-randomized trial within the ComBaCaL cohort studyBMC Medicine · 2026
13. Community perspectives on early childhood mental health in Lesotho: symptoms, adversity, and resourcesAcademia Global and Public Health · 2026
14. Prevalence, sociodemographic determinants and regional disparities in health facility delivery in SomaliaResearch in Health Services & Regions · 2026
15. Beyond campaigns: a national mixed-methods study on advancing routine HPV vaccination in LesothoBMJ Public Health · 2026
16. Environmental-demographic determinants associated with tuberculosis prevalence in seven African countries: an aggregated dataset analysisEClinicalMedicine · 2026
17. Untreated, uncontrolled and below-target hypertension in southern Africa: a population-based prevalence and care cascade assessment in rural LesothoBMJ Global Health · 2026
18. Assessing the barriers to maternal, newborn and child health service utilization in internally displaced people (IDPs): a community-based cross-sectional study in Banadir, SomaliaConflict and Health · 2026
19. Developing more responsive mental health services in Lesotho: Using a socioecological framework to explore the system’s building blocksSSM - Health Systems · 2026
20. P-1379. Predictors of Death and Therapeutic Failure in Patients Treated with a Shortened All-Oral Regimen for Multidrug- or Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) in LesothoOpen Forum Infectious Diseases · 2026