Hospital in Côte d’Ivoire Receives Equipment from the Church

In a spirit of interfaith charity and community service, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donated needed medical equipment to the Saint Giuseppe Moscati Catholic Hospital in Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire. The donation, celebrated in a handover ceremony on 11 March 2026, marked another step in the Church’s commitment to improving healthcare in West Africa.

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The hospital provides critical healthcare to residents throughout Côte d'Ivoire  and offers a broad range of high-quality medical services, including care for both adults and children, diagnostic imaging, and a variety of surgical specialties. It is run as a nonprofit institution dedicated to delivering reliable and sustainable healthcare while promoting fair access to services through a socially adjusted pricing system.

Guided by a mission that integrates disease prevention, medical treatment, professional training, and scientific research, the institution places strong emphasis on compassionate care and strives to improve health outcomes for patients while contributing to the advancement of medical knowledge and practice. Recently, the need for additional equipment has affected its ability to operate at the level it desires.

Upon learning of the hospital’s needs, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donated an electric intensive care bed, an intensive care patient monitor, and five state-of-the-art electric syringe pumps—tools that are crucial for treating cardiac emergencies.

The Church’s delegation at the handover ceremony was led by Elder Mathias Niambé, an Area Seventy, accompanied by President Serges Alain Zadi, President of the Côte d'Ivoire Yamoussoukro Mission, along with local Church leaders. They were welcomed by the hospital administration, represented by Madame Ombretta Passoti, the institution’s director.

After a guided tour of the facilities by hospital leaders, Elder Niambé addressed those present and expressed the Church’s gratitude for the dedication of the healthcare staff.

“We sincerely thank the hospital leaders for the warm welcome we received today,” said Elder Niambé. “As disciples of Jesus Christ, we seek to follow His example by serving our neighbors. This equipment is not just technical assistance; it is a testimony of our love for our brothers and sisters and of our desire to relieve suffering in our community.”

Visibly moved by this expression of interfaith solidarity, Madame Passoti delivered her remarks and emphasized the direct impact this equipment will have on the quality of emergency care. She concluded her remarks of gratitude, declaring, “This donation strengthens our mission of giving life and hope. We will never be grateful enough for this precious support that enhances our capacity to care for patients.”

This donation to Moscati Hospital is part of the Church’s global humanitarian efforts, which are founded on the understanding that people’s temporal needs are as important as their spiritual needs. This humanitarian work is done in the spirit of the teachings found in James 2:15–16, which says: “If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, and one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?” This donation acknowledges that all are our brothers and sisters—children of a loving Father who has asked us to care for one another.

Moscati Hospital is part of the complex of the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro. Named after Dr. Giuseppe Moscati—an Italian physician, scientific researcher, and university professor known for his devotion to serving the poor—the hospital’s dual mission is to promote excellence in both technical medical care and Christian charity. Inaugurated in 2015, its construction was financed by the Ivorian state and the Vatican. Managed by the religious Order of Saint John of God, the hospital is one of the most modern healthcare facilities in the sub-region.