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Lesotho Salt Iodization Regulations, 1999

Lesotho, Ministry of Health

These regulations provides guidelines to monitor salt iodine quality levels but at retail and importation. It exempts food grade salt or other salt intended for use in the manufacture of compound foodstuffs which is packed in bags of 20 kg or more and labeled non-iodated” or for experimenting purposes.”””

Lesotho 1999 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

Lesotho Health Sector Strategic Plan 2012-2017

Lesotho, Ministry of Health

The overall objective of this strategic plan is to contribute to improved health status through equity and access to quality health care in both public and private domains guided by the principles and strategies of primary health care and health systems strengthening.

Lesotho 2012 Health

National Strategic Development Plan 2012-2017

Lesotho, Ministry of Health

This plan serves as an implementation strategy for the National Vision 2020. It aims to pursue high,
shared and employment creating economic growth, develop key infrastructure; enhance the skills base, technology adoption, and foundation for innovation.

Lesotho 2012 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, and communities. The framework highlights key policies to ensure political commitment, public and private sector collaboration, public information and communication, and HIV counselling and testing.

Lesotho 2000 Health

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 all citizens; promoting behavioural change for good health; promoting healthy environment; strengthen immunization against communicable diseases for vulnerable groups; and establishing clear guidelines and legislation on implementation of communicable and non-communicable diseases.

Lesotho 2011 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, mothers/ partners.

Lesotho 2004 Health

National Decentralisation Policy

Lesotho, Ministry of Local Government

The strategic goal of this policy is to reduce poverty, promote equitable local development and to improve citizen participation in governance via the transferring functions, responsibilities and resources for public service delivery to local authorities. The strategic action codified in the policy include the mode of decentralized governance, local government autonomy, and participatory development planning.

Lesotho 2014 Democracy and Governance

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

Lesotho Local Government Service Workplace Policy on HIV and AIDS

Lesotho, Ministry of Health

This policy aimed to ensure the development of a working environment that protects the rights of workers including those infected and/or affected by HIV and AIDS. The policy measures covers recruitment, job security, victimization, stigmatization, rights and responsibility of management, testing and counselling, and disclosure.

Lesotho 2014 Health

Health Sector Strategic Plan 2012/13-2016/17

Lesotho, Ministry of Health

This document highlights the government’s strategy for the health sector. Including health financing, human resources, public private partnership, community-level partnership, health infrastructure, medical supplies and health sector leadership

Lesotho 2012 Health

Lesotho Food and Nutrition Policy (LFNP) 2016-2025

Lesotho, Ministry of Health

This document highlights the main national nutrition policy, strategy, and plan for the implementation of food and nutrition action to achieve the national nutrition targets by 2025.

Lesotho 2016 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

National Strategic Plan on Vulnerable

Lesotho, Ministry of Social Development

This document highlights the aspects of the national strategic plan for children. The plan include raising awareness of vulnerable children’s rights and needs through advocacy and social mobilisation; strengthening the capacity of families and communities to protect, care for, and
support vulnerable children; strengthening social, legal and judicial protection of vulnerable children and their families; and scaling up availability and access to services by vulnerable children and their families.

Lesotho 2012 National Development

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 services for HIV and AIDS.

Lesotho 2006 Health