About Moma Hospital
Moma Hospital is located in the village of Moma, in the remote southwestern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Moma Hospital was originally a dispensary built in the 1930s by the Foursquare Gospel Ministry. The hospital and mission station were turned over to the American Presbyterian Congo Mission (APCM) in the late 1940s.

In 1955, Dr. and Mrs. Melford S. Dickerson were commissioned by the Presbyterian Church to revitalize the clinic. Five years later, in 1960, it was a thriving hospital with two wards of 60 beds each, a pharmacy, two surgical facilities, and an active evangelistic program.

After the Congo gained its independence from Belgium in 1960, Moma became even more isolated as roads fell into disrepair. Although the hospital buildings had deteriorated, the doors remained open as it is the only medical facility in a region serving 30,000 people.

At the beginning of 2012, the appalling condition of Moma Hospital became known and “Friends of Moma Hospital” was organized in partnership with Medical Benevolence Foundation (MBF) to raise funds to re-build the hospital. Currently, Congo Leadership Initiative is the primary partner to facilitate the acceptance and distribution of funds.  The needs are vast: running water, electricity, medicines, supplies, beds, mattresses, linens, construction materials to repair buildings, transportation and communication, and Bibles.

Dr. Christophe Bakamubia

Moma Hospital is staffed by two doctors and a team of nurses, technicians, and attendants.  Dr. Christophe Bakamubia (left) is the director and our primary contact “on the ground.” The Congo Presbyterian Church (CPC) at Moma, led by Congolese, continues to serve the spiritual life of the community and the Moma church is filled with worshipers on Sundays.

Please become a “Friend of Moma Hospital” by making a donation to this important work! This situation is critical and even the smallest donation is important.