 The Kingdom of Lesotho  landlocked country entirely surrounded by the Republic of South Africa.landlockedRepublic of South Africa  over 30,000 km² in size  estimated population almost 1,800,000.  economy is based on : diamonds exported all over the worlddiamonds : water sold to South Africa,water : manufacturing, : agriculture, livestock : the earnings of labourers employed in South Africa  Also exports wool,clothing, and footwear.woolclothingfootwear  The Prime Minister- Pakalitha Bethuel MosisiliPakalitha Bethuel Mosisili  The king serves a largely ceremonial function

 To achieve universal education’ To ensure that all boys and girls complete a full course of primary schooling by  To combat aids, malaria and other such diseases. (a) Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS (b) Achieve, by 2010, universal access to treatment for HIV/AIDS for all those who need (c) Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the incidence of malaria and other major diseases

 An estimated 85 percent of population 15 yrs + is literate  One of the highest literacy rates in Africa.  In 1990 The Government of Lesotho adopted the World Declaration on Education for All and thus made a commitment to the key global targets

 Have centred on two general priority areas. 1-The provision of quality basic education for all  November 1999 the Government announced Free Primary Education from January 2000, beginning with grade 1 and adding another grade each year to primary completion at grade Expand and improve vocational training and technical education to increase employment

Much has been achieved in  Further high schools completed  Vocational and technical centres expanded  Equipment procured for workshops and libraries.  The programme of construction and furnishing of schools, laboratories, and resource centres is ongoing at all levels

 The Kingdom of Lesotho is the world's only country with its entire landmass more than 1500m above sea  Kingdom in the Sky  mosquitoes don't thrive  Free from tropical diseases such as yellow fever, bilharzia and malaria.

 Lesotho has one of the highest rates of HIV and AIDS infections in the world.  HIV prevalence rate for those aged between 15 and 49 is 23.2 percent the second highest in the world.

 The first case of HIV Aids was reported in Lesotho in  Government has struggled to take concrete action against HIV/AIDS

 In 2005, programs for the distribution of anti- retrovirals were initiated.anti- retrovirals  Since 2005 no significant change  62 new HIV infections and 50 deaths due to AIDS occur each day.  Of those infected with HIV in Lesotho: almost 12,000 are children;

 Educational campaigns -Road Show.  Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV -In 2007 around 91 percent of pregnant women had an HIV test an increase from 2005  Treatment for HIV -The government launched its national programme to provide free antiretroviral therapy in November By the end of 2008, the number of people receiving antiretroviral drugs doubled that of 2007.

 The Partners in Health project in Lesotho was launched in 2006  Prior to Partners In Health,the country lacked the resources to diagnose drug- resistant TB and monitor its prevalence

 In 2007 first-ever treatment program for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis  refurbished the national TB laboratory and opened new TB hospital in the capital city, Maseru.  Patients come from all over the country, including the country’s most isolated rural mountain districts