When Armane was born, the birth attendants helping his mother, Roseline, hesitated to give him to her. Instead, they tried to hide Armane's face from her. Roseline was in a rice field, far from a hospital and the labour had been long, “I had complications during his...
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...
Living with a Cleft Lip in Madagascar For 22 years, Joseph lived with a cleft lip — a condition that left him feeling isolated and overlooked. In his small village in Madagascar, medical care was scarce, and access to surgery was simply out of reach. “I always feel...