Freetown, Sierra Leone 06 October 2022: During an audience with His Excellency Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, the government of Sierra Leone and Mercy Ships extended their existing protocol agreements for their newest hospital ship, the...
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Committed partnerships are the best way to ensure all Africans have access to life-saving surgical procedures
October 4, 2022: As Mercy Ships marks 30 years of service on the continent, providing free surgical care, training, and support from its hospital ships to local development projects in Africa, its Africa Bureau Director Dr. Pierre M’Pele calls for continued vigilance...
Michael and Susan Dell will match donations up to $18 million
The Dells’ fund will match donations up to $18 million to fund Mercy Ships future. March 1, 2022 Michael and Susan Dell have committed an $18 million match through a charitable fund at Vanguard Charitable to help secure funding...
Global Mercy™ begins local healthcare training following historic week of events in Dakar
A prestigious award for founder Don Stephens and blessing of the Global Mercy™ add to the launch of a packed training schedule designed to increase healthcare capacity in Africa DAKAR, Senegal, 6 June 2022: In the midst of celebrations around the arrival of the Global...
The Africa Mercy returns to Dakar to resume surgery
DAKAR SENEGAL, 2 February 2022: The President of the Republic of Senegal, His Excellency Mr Macky SALL is pleased to announce that the Africa Mercy has returned as promised to continue the surgical operations and training that were interrupted in March 2020 by the...
Mercy Ships Cargo Day
Shipping Industry Support Mercy ShipsCargo Day is an annual event that begins on the first Thursday in November each year and runs for a month.Access to quality healthcare in Africa is still very complicated, especially in the more rural or remote areas of the...