Why does Lesotho have an alarming suicide rate?
Some people may find the issues discussed in this episode upsetting.\n_____________________________________________________________________
\u201cSome of the children that I talk to who attempted suicide would simply tell me that: 'I think I\u2019m a burden to my parents. They want me to pass, I don\u2019t pass. I think if I die I would solve their problems.'\u201d - Tsepiso Siseoana, Lesotho psychotherapist.
Recently released data from the World Health Organisation shows that Lesotho is amongst a group of African countries with an alarming rate of suicide. The southern African nation recorded 87.5 deaths per 100 000 people.
Other countries with a similar problem include neighbouring Eswatini, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Mozambique. Alan Kasujja attempts to understand why Lesotho\u2019s suicide level is so high.
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