Introduction: In the HOSENG trial (NCT03598686), secondary distribution of oral self-tests for persons absent or refusing to test during a home-based HIV testing campaign in rural Lesotho resulted an increase coverage 21% compared without distribution. This study aims determine per patient costs both arms. Method: We conducted micro-costing estimate cost with (HOSENG intervention arm) and contr...

Do affirmative action measures for women in politics change the way constituents view and interact with their female representatives? A subnational randomized policy experiment in Lesotho with single-member districts reserved for female community councilors provides causal evidence to this question. Using survey data, I find that having a quota-mandated female representative either has no effec...

Context: Healthcare institution in developing countries is a state of great despair, with the lack basic health infrastructure and support services, compounded ever increasing number old people , chronic diseases manifestation new communicable disease such as ongoing Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (SARS-CoV-2, or COVID-19) pandemic. The massive healthcare disruption...

Discrimination according to gender has been in practice communities globally since time immemorial. This discrimination infiltrated all spheres of life including the naming, shaming, blaming, and persecution deviant people as witches. The phenomenon witchcraft historically negatively skewed towards women, with women's sexual diversity being used against them accusations witchcraft. In some mode...