Sovereign Military Hospitaller
Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta
Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta
28/03/2021
The Order of Malta’s hospital and charitable activities in the Ivory Coast
The Order of Malta has been active in the Ivory Coast for nearly fifty years. It is thanks to the Blohorn family, who settled there after the Second World War,…
Latest Embassy News
25/06/2024
Meeting with the SIFCA Foundation
A meeting was held at the Foundation's Trechville headquarters on June 25, 2024, with SEM Arnaud de Viviès. The Foundation's Secretary General, Henriette Gomis- Billon, surrounded by her team, outlined the current partnership with Saint Jean-Baptiste Hospital, which complements the work carried out by the Lya Foundation in the field of sickle cell disease.
24/06/2024
Meeting with the Lya Foundation
SEM Arnaud de Viviès met with the President of the Lya Foundation, Dr. Kadio-Morokro and his team, to discuss the ongoing partnership between Hôpital St Jean-Baptiste and this institution in the fight against sickle-cell anemia, in particular assistance and contribution to the management of this disease, which affects some 120 million people, i.e. around 5% of the world's population, and almost 400,000 children born in Africa.
24/06/2024
St. John the Baptist’s feast day at Bodo hospital
In the presence of the hospital's future Director, Yohan Vignaud, who will take up his post on July 15, and the Ordre de Malte France's Medical Director, Dr. Guisset, the Ambassador travelled from Abidjan to meet hospital staff and attend the presentation of the new Director. Following the mass celebrated by Father Konan, a reception was held at the nuns' home, in their community next to the chapel.
International news
11/09/2024
Order of Malta’s 2nd Conference dedicated to African Diplomatic Corps
The Sovereign Order of Malta’s second conference dedicated to the African Diplomatic Corps was held in Rome on 11 September, at the Magistral Villa, the Order’s seat of government. Some…
06/09/2024
Grand Chancellor receives Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of El Salvador
The Grand Chancellor of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Riccardo Paternò di Monteucpo, received on Thursday 5 September the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of El Salvador, Alexandra…
03/09/2024
Interview with the Grand Master on the 30th Anniversary of the Order of Malta as a Permanent Observer at the United Nations – Featured in UNToday Magazine
On August 30, 1994, the Sovereign Order of Malta was granted Permanent Observer status at the United Nations through a resolution adopted by the General Assembly. Nearly three decades later,…