Dr. Teboho Mokoena

Dr. Teboho Mokoena is a dedicated general practitioner at Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital, the modern referral hospital built in Maseru in 2011 through a public-private partnership between the Lesotho government and Netcare. Over 15 years of clinical practice, Dr. Mokoena has developed deep expertise in the primary healthcare challenges that define Lesotho's disease burden — chief among them HIV/AIDS, which affects approximately 22% of the adult population, making Lesotho one of the countries most severely affected by the epidemic globally. He manages a large panel of patients receiving antiretroviral therapy, conducting regular viral load monitoring and adherence counselling alongside management of opportunistic infections such as tuberculosis and cryptococcal meningitis. Beyond HIV, Dr. Mokoena provides comprehensive general medical care for hypertensive and diabetic patients, children with malnutrition, and adults with respiratory illnesses including pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He is a trusted physician within Maseru's communities, particularly among patients who appreciate his consultations in Sesotho, Lesotho's national language. He is actively involved in Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital's outreach programmes to health centres in the mountainous rural districts of Lesotho, which face severe physician shortages.

Dr. Mokoena completed his MBChB degree at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa — the nearest medical school to Lesotho and the most common training destination for Basotho medical students. He obtained a Diploma in HIV Management through the Southern African HIV Clinicians Society (SAHCS), equipping him with advanced competencies in antiretroviral therapy management, co-infection treatment, and HIV programme administration. He has attended continuing medical education workshops through the Lesotho-Boston Health Alliance (LeBoHA) and training programmes supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) PEPFAR programme in Lesotho.

Dr. Mokoena's primary expertise is in integrated HIV and primary care. He initiates and monitors patients on antiretroviral therapy according to national Lesotho ART guidelines and WHO consolidated HIV treatment recommendations, managing drug resistance, side effects, and immune reconstitution. He is proficient in diagnosing and treating pulmonary and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis including HIV-TB co-infection, and performs sputum examination and GeneXpert result interpretation. In general practice, he manages uncomplicated hypertension and diabetes, prescribes nutritional supplementation for malnourished patients, provides antenatal care, and performs wound care and minor procedures within the scope of a general practitioner in a public hospital setting.

Dr. Mokoena has contributed to PEPFAR programme monitoring and evaluation data collection at Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital and participated in clinical audits of HIV treatment outcomes in the Maseru district. He contributed to a Lesotho Ministry of Health report on TB/HIV co-infection case detection rates and has shared clinical learnings at the Lesotho Medical Association's annual scientific conference.

Dr. Mokoena consults in English and Sesotho, serving both local Basotho patients and international visitors to Lesotho including migrants, humanitarian workers, and travellers. He is experienced in advising members of the Lesotho diaspora in South Africa, the United Kingdom, and Australia who seek health assessments during visits home. He provides HIV and tuberculosis screening, travel health advice, and vaccination updates, and can facilitate referrals to specialist services at Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital in Johannesburg for cases requiring specialist investigation unavailable within Lesotho.

Dr. Mokoena was recognised by the Lesotho Ministry of Health for sustained excellence in HIV care delivery and for his commitment to rural outreach services in the mountain districts. He received a commendation from the PEPFAR Lesotho programme for achieving consistently high viral load suppression rates in his HIV patient cohort — a measure of treatment quality and long-term patient health.