The Minister of Health and Social Welfare Dr. Motloheloa Phooko performed the sod turning at the new headquarters of the Ministry of Health, at the old Government Treasury site, on March 3. 

Dr Phooko said that the seven floors complex will accommodate all the departments within the Ministry. 

Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Dr. Timothy Thahane said M80 million was raised from development partners for the private and public partnership

Mr. Pako Petlane representing site developer, Constitutional Road Developers, said construction of the complex is the beginning of a 12 years partnership with the Ministry of Health. Construction of the complex will be complete by June next year, he said..

According to the private and public partnership, the Ministry will be renting the complex for 12 years after which it will be sold to the government of Lesotho for one Loti, Mr. Petlane said.

06 March 2006