“Khotla Bophelong Bo Botle”: a gathering of men for health

More than half of men 15‐49 years of age who participated in the Demographic Health Survey of 2014 had never had their blood pressure measured (58.5%), and men were less likely to seek treatment when experiencing symptoms associated with tuberculosis, the second leading cause of death in Lesotho [ 6]. In June 2016, Jhpiego collaborated with the Ministry of Health and Scott Hospital in Morija to transition an outpatient department (OPD) offering voluntary medical male circumcision into a “male clinic” offering comprehensive outpatient services for men, drawing on Jhpiego’s model of continuous engagement of men in defining their own healthcare needs. Prior to the establishment of the male clinic, men living with HIV seeking routine care queued with women and children in the general OPD of the hospital where two rooms are allocated for HIV services; men living with other chronic diseases or seeking acute care services queued in general OPD.