The Lesotho-Boston Health Alliance aims to strengthen management, policy, planning, and clinical capacity in the health sector of Lesotho. Our intent is to assist the country in responding to the HIV/AIDS crisis with the long-term goal of contributing to the development of a sustainable health sector that is attractive to Basotho physicians and nurses. BU structures all activities to be integrated, complimentary and within a strategic framework developed with and agreed to by key leaders, particularly the Minister of Health & Social Welfare.

In the words of Dr. Phooko, the former Minister of Health and Social Welfare, in a letter dated January 25, 2005: