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Lesotho allocated 12% of its GDP and 11% of its total domestic budget to health in 2020. Current health expenditure (CHE) comprises these contributions: 52% from the government, 33% from donors and 15% from out-of-pocket expenditures.[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n Lesotho does not have national insurance, but the government allocates resources to primary and secondary health care<\/a>, to make care affordable.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TEXT – BLOCK 1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n In 2008, Lesotho implemented a user fee policy<\/a>, which stated primary health care would be free and secondary and tertiary health care would receive significant subsidies. Strengthening the system and eliminating user fees<\/a> improved access to maternity care and reduced neonatal mortality rates in Lesotho.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TEXT – BLOCK 9 – Footnotes” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”13px” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n