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In the 'Mountain Kingdom' of Lesotho, life expectancy is only 35 years. HIV/AIDS is a significant killer and over 23 per cent of the adult population live with the disease. Most HIV/AIDS-related deaths are due to co-infection with tuberculosis (TB). The country urgently needs more health workers, having just five doctors and 62 nurses per 100,000 people.
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