Mobilising HIV Identification and Treatment in Lesotho uses mobile technologies to increase the number of HIV+ children
and pregnant women accessing treatment

Over 139,000 people in Lesotho have
been tested for HIV through this
programme

USD$8 million global campaign
launched in 2014 for the mobilisation
of paediatric HIV/AIDS care in
Lesotho

Our mobile technology has supported
over 600 HIV+ children, adolescents
and pregnant women to receive life-
saving care and treatment
23% of the two million population are HIV positive (HIV+). Of the estimated 13,000 children (0-14) in Lesotho living with HIV/AIDS, only around 7,000 are on antiretroviral treatment (ART)
The issue
Lesotho has one of the world's highest rates of HIV/AIDS.
Our aim
Working with Vodacom Lesotho and in partnership with the Ministry of Health, USAID, Elton John AIDS Foundation, ViiV Healthcare & The ELMA Foundation, the Vodafone Foundation launched ‘Mobilising HIV Identification and Treatment’ (MHIT) in Lesotho. The programme aims to increase the number of HIV+ children accessing ART in three years.
A key element of the programme is the implementation of Text to Treatment, which uses Vodafone M-Pesa, the mobile money payment system, to ensure that all children living with HIV/AIDS can access treatment by supporting their transportation costs to health clinics. The programme also leverages Vodafone’s technologies to increase the number of women accessing prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) programmes, which prevents HIV+ mothers passing the HIV virus onto their newborn child.
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