Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Motloheloa Phooko of Lesotho

Phooko said in a telephone interview this week from Maseru, the capital of Lesotho, that the national testing program has had ''tremendous results in recent months, although he had no countrywide figures.

Lesotho's Health Minister Motloheloa Phooko said at a recent press conference that he will try to implement universal HIV testing in the country, adding that the government will soon "go door to door" to test people for the virus, the Boston Globe reports.

World Health Organization HIV/AIDS Programme Director Jim Yong Kim late last month during a three-day visit to Lesotho persuaded Phooko to push for universal testing, and Phooko said he will announce a detailed testing plan on Dec 1 -- World AIDS Day -- that he said will "make history.

Phooko said that if universal HIV testing were implemented, "we need to follow that up and make sure everyone would have access to treatment.

Phooko was worried about many aspects of HIV testing on a massive scale, but for now he wondered how Lesotho would handle demands from huge numbers of people who learn they are infected.

At a press conference, Phooko said the country will soon ''go door to door" to test people.

Phooko said later he would announce a detailed testing plan Dec 1, World AIDS Day, which he said would ''make history.

World Health Organization HIV/AIDS Programme Director Jim Yong Kim in September during a three-day visit to Lesotho persuaded Health Minister Motloheloa Phooko to push for universal testing, and Phooko has said he will announce a detailed testing plan on Thursday -- World AIDS Day -- that will "make history.

Aids fighters are split on ethics for Africa projectsBy Andrew JackPublished: August 13 2006 18:31 | Last updated: August 13 2006 18:31As health minister of Lesotho, Motloheloa Phooko has little time for the finer points of western medical ethics.

Published: August 14 2006 03:00 | Last updated: August 14 2006 03:00As health minister of Lesotho, Motloheloa Phooko has little time for the finer points of western medical ethics.

The minister in the Prime Minister\s Office, Motloheloa Phooko said continued support from Libya is a testimony of close cooperation between the two countries.

its objectives of producing the manpower to drive the ministry.

Health Minister Motloheloa Phooko said the new legislation was necessary because of the rising number of rapes, particularly among children.