Staff Faculty: Department of Pharmacy

Prof Ramathebane is a registered pharmacist with Lesotho Medical, Dental and Pharmacy Council (LMDPC) and an associate professor in pharmacy practice. She is one of the the pioneers who started the Faculty of Health Sciences and Pharmacy program. She also started pharmacy at a Paediatric AIDS Clinic as a consultant pharmacist. She was also involved in starting the first cancer chemotherapy treatment in Lesotho. Her research interests lie in primary and community health for communicable and non-communicable diseases, e.g. HIV, TB and cancer. Again, her other research interests include developing formulations, including oral and topical preparations for pain relief. She has been involved in different partnerships with different universities in the African continent and health facilities in the country. She has vast experience in data analysis and use for healthcare workers. Together with other colleagues, they have developed training materials for data analysis and use. Training of all cadres for health took place between 2022 and 2023. In addition, she has experience in developing a community of practice (COP) in data analysis and use.

Dr. Lineo Maja is a senior lecturer and practicing pharmacist registered with the Lesotho Medical, Dental and Pharmacy Council as a Pharmacist. She is currently the Postgraduate Coordinator for the Faculty of Health Sciences and lectures in Pharmacy Practice and Master of Pharmacy in the Department of Pharmacy. Her research interests include Non-communicable and Communicable Diseases, Health Systems, and Rational Drug Use. Additionally, she focuses on research related to community pharmacy service provision and regulation, Medicines Use Review and Prescription Interventions in patients with chronic diseases, Pharmacovigilance, and Public Health. Dr. Maja has experience in grants management, with core skills in proposal development, budgeting, donor reporting, project implementation, and results-based monitoring and evaluation of health and education programmes.