The Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation- Lesotho (BCMCFL) was formed in 2005 as a non-governmental organization resulting from a public-private partnership between the Baylor College of Medicine International Paediatrics AIDS Initiative (BIPAI) in Houston, Texas, USA and the Lesotho Ministry of Health. BCMCFL operates the Baylor College of Medicine – Bristol Myers Squibb Children’s Clinical Center of Excellence (COE) in the capital, Maseru, and 5 Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital/Bristol-Myers Squibb Satellite Centers of Excellence (SCOEs) in Botha-Bothe, Leribe, Mohale’s Hoek, Mokhotlong, and Qacha’s Nek districts. The SCOEs particularly help decentralize paediatric HIV health care to areas outside the capital.

Mission

To provide high-quality, high-impact, highly ethical pediatric and family-centred health care, health professional training, and clinical research, focused on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, malnutrition, and other conditions impacting the health and well-being of children and families worldwide.

Values

• Personal integrity and accountability
• client centred approach,
• respectful service delivery,
• compassionate and confidential services,
• organisational accountability for operational excellence,
• client and partner satisfaction,
• employee and organisation development, financial health,

Vision

To ensure universal access to care, treatment, and support services for all HIV-infected and -affected children and their families throughout Lesotho; support prevention of new infections; and equip healthcare providers with knowledge and skills