LDS Church assist Health Prosthetic & Mobility Unit 

By Esther Yvonne/

Apia, SAMOA – 21 April 2026: The Latter Days Saints (LDS) Church has stepped in to assist the Ministry of Health’s Prosthetic Unit at the Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital.

The assistance includes the funding of a special Clinical Service & Rehabilitation Support Facility and a 15-seater van for their mobility work.

Representing the LDS Church, Elder Denny Faalogo said the donation is not just a handover, but an expression of love, compassion, and services for our brothers and sisters.

He hopes the donation will assist not only the nobility side of the work but additional resources to support disabilities and people with limb loss or amputees.

He said the aim is to support individuals who have suffered injuries, illnesses, or disabilities, and help them regain movement, confidence and dignity.

The Associate Minister of Health, Motupuaa Seve Henny Seve Papali’i, Elder Hans Jason Joseph and Elder Denny Fa’alogo from The Church of Christ Latter-Day Saints.

Elder Faalogo expressed the church’s hope that the van will be a useful tool for service, and that the new mobility infrastructure will serve as a symbol of hope, and that the resources provided will bring relief to families.

“May this building stand as a symbol of hope, may this vehicle become an instrument of service, may these resources bring relief for many families,” he said.

The Associate Minister of the Ministry of Health, Motupuaa Seve Henney Papali’i acknowledged and expressed appreciation of the church’s assistance.

He highlighted that the handover symbolizes compassion, partnership, and enduring services and the partnership also reflects the church’s understanding of the community’s health needs.

“To achieve success, love and giving are essential,” he said.

Guests and staff of the Prosthetics & Mobility Unit in-front of their new facility.

500 prosthetic patients
The Principal Officer of Prosthetic Unit, Posenai Patū said that nearly 500 people with limb loss or amputations are eligible to use the resources.

The number does not include those with disabilities who are too old, weak, or lack the strength to use them.

He also said that all the equipment provided by The Church of Christ Latter-Day Saints have enabled the Ministry to provide the service to those with disabilities without them having to pay anything.