The Roma College of Nursing (Roma School of Nursing) is a non-profit making, it is a Roman Catholic Institution under the Christian Health Association of Lesotho (CHAL). It is under the Proprietorship of the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Maseru. It is also the integral part of St. Joseph’s Hospital, aiming at providing nurses’ training needs for the candidates of both Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery responding to the manpower needs of the Lesotho within the health care system. As such it is open to all candidates of any gender and various religious backgrounds. The college was established in 1972