Every patient has a name, a face, and a story and Mercy Ships transforms their lives by providing free surgery and medical care.
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Across Africa, millions of children live with treatable medical conditions that, without proper surgery, lead to ongoing pain and long-term health issues. Unfortunately, many of these children lack access to the essential care they need due to limited resources and...
Now 12 years old, David's journey began in the quiet village of Sama Nywalinga, nestled at the end of a long, dusty road, 120 miles from Sierra Leone's second-largest town of Bo. His world changed forever when, at just a year old, a boiling pot of water spilled on him...
Mercy Ships is a global nonprofit organisation dedicated to providing life-saving medical care to underserved communities in Africa, with a special focus on children’s surgical programs. Through its hospital ships, Mercy Ships delivers essential healthcare and...
Fourteen-year-old Tera lives in a fishing village on the outskirts of Manakara, in southeast Madagascar. In his close-knit community, homes are built from parts of the traveller’s tree – branches form the walls, the trunk is used for flooring, and leaves make up the...
In one of Madagascar’s largest rice-producing regions, 9-year-old Annica dreams of one day becoming a teacher. She loves basketball and thrives in subjects like Mathematics, Geography, and French, and she At home, she’s the life of the party, playing lively games with...
Sixteen-year-old Rosalinda knows how quickly life can change. She was only 10 years old when she lost her mother. And while grief weighed heavily on her, there was no time to dwell on it or stop. Life moved forward and she had to keep up. Two years later, there was...