# Senkatana Oncology Clinic

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## TL;DR

A cancer clinic in Maseru, set up in 2020 with funding from the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation, where chemotherapy was first given inside Lesotho in July 2022. More complex treatment is in Bloemfontein, South Africa.

## Summary

The Senkatana Oncology Clinic is at the Botshabelo complex in Maseru. The Namibian reported in March 2025 that it was established in 2020 with Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation Global Cancer Disparities funding and that patients needing more complex treatment are transported to Bloemfontein. The foundation reported that the first chemotherapy infusion given within Lesotho was given at Senkatana in July 2022, and that it provides in-service training for pharmacists and oncology nurses there. The coordinates are an approximate city point for Maseru.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-11-11
- Also known as: Senkatana Centre of Excellence; Senkatana
- City: Maseru, LS
- Type: cancer-center

## Sources

- Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation via 3BL Media: cancer care milestone reached in Lesotho (December 2022): https://www.3blmedia.com/news/cancer-care-milestone-reached-lesotho
- The Namibian: Lesotho's cancer burden and its soaring costs (March 2025): https://investigations.namibian.com.na/lesothos-cancer-burden-and-its-soaring-costs/

## Connected records

- institutions: [Ministry of Health, Lesotho](https://onco.cc/institutions/lesotho-ministry-of-health/)

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