On Wednesday, July 31, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donated to help improve the standard of living of those most in need of health care in San Pedro Sula, in Northern Honduras.
Donations included an X-ray system to the Tela Hospital and a digital mammography machine to the Mario Catarino Rivas Hospital. Both medical facilities are in San Pedro Sula.
At Tela, the X-ray system will provide accurate and timely medical diagnoses to at least 12,000 people. Patients needing annual care with orthopedic fractures, head injuries, and traumatic and chronic abdominal pathologies will receive care. Post-operative evaluations and treatment for trauma of any kind — including diabetic foot issues, osteomyelitis injuries and gangrene — will also be provided.
| Temple Square is always beautiful in the springtime. Gardeners work to prepare the ground for General Conference. © 2012 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. | 1 / 2 |
Dr. Gabriel Paredes of the Mario Catarino Rivas Hospital said he was grateful for this important donation. “This mammogram [machine] will allow [us], at least, to study all women with some risk factor, which is more preventive, and prevention allows us to address it in time and save lives.”
Elder Patricio M. Giuffra Vargas of the Central America Area Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ noted the importance of these voluntary donations, given by millions of Latter-day Saints globally. “To us, the life of a human being is important, and as Christ said, ‘Whatever we do to one of the least of these, thy brethren, we did it unto Him.’”