Sub Saharan Africa

Lesotho
Still current at: 25 November 2009 Updated: 12 November 2009

This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed.

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Travel advice for this country

Health

Lesotho has only very basic medical facilities. Expatriates use the medical facilities in Bloemfontein, South Africa, a 90-minute drive (140kms) from Maseru.

In the 2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic the UNAIDS/WHO Working Group estimated that around 260,000 adults aged 15 or over in Lesotho were living with HIV; the prevalence rate was estimated at around 23.2% of the adult population. This compares to the prevalence rate in adults in the UK of around 0.2%. You should exercise normal precautions to avoid exposure to HIV/AIDS. For more general information on how to do this see HIV and AIDS.

For more general information on how to do this see HIV and AIDS. You should seek medical advice before travelling to Lesotho and ensure that all appropriate vaccinations are up-to-date. For further information on vaccination requirements, health outbreaks and general disease protection and prevention you should visit the websites of the National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) or NHS Scotland's Fit For Travel or call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47.

For more general health information see travel health.

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Contacts

South Africa, Pretoria, British High Commission

Address:

British High Commission
255 Hill Street,Arcadia 0002, Pretoria, South Africa

Consular Section: 256 Glyn Street, Hatfield 0083, South Africa

Telephone:

(27) (12) 421 7733 General Enquiries
(27) (12) 421 7800 Consular Enquiries
(27) (12) 421 7801 Passport Enquiries
(27) (12) 421 7802 Visa Enquiries

Fax:

(27) (12) 421 7555 Switchboard
(27) (12) 421 7599 General Enquiries
(27) (12) 421 7888 Visa Enquiries
0044 208 082 4743 (Mon-Frid 8-5pm) Passport Enquiries

Email: media.pretoria@fco.gov.uk

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Local Time:
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Out of hours, High Commission provides contact number.

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