by Mel | Mar 8, 2023 | Blogs, Children, Patients, Stories
The world’s largest purpose-built civilian hospital ship, the Global Mercy®, is projected to serve 150,000 patients over the next five decades – and it all begins with Amadou, a 4-year-old with a windswept leg and bowed leg from southern Senegal. With an orthopaedic...
by ops | Feb 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
The United Nations agencies in Samoa have asked Mercy Ships Australia to partner with them and the Samoan government to develop a national program for the promotion of natural/organic agricultural practices. This is urgently needed to prevent further environmental...
by Mel | Feb 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
DAKAR, SENEGAL, FEBRUARY 15, 2023 – The newest Mercy Ship, the Global Mercy™ arrived in Dakar, Senegal on 14 February 2023. While the ship hosted surgical training in Senegal in 2022, this year marks the first time that specialised surgeries will take place on this...
by Mel | Feb 15, 2023 | Blogs, Stories
On February 14, a special day of celebration took place in the Port of Dakar, Senegal. A long-awaited sight was on the horizon as the newly built Mercy Ship, the Global Mercy™, sailed into view. Designed to deliver hope and healing to nations with limited surgical...
by Mel | Feb 7, 2023 | Blogs, Stories, Volunteers
For Mercy Ships volunteer David Bies, the upcoming field service in Senegal of the brand-new Global Mercy® holds special meaning. That’s because for him, this will be a journey home. David is from Kedougou, Senegal, about 700 kilometres from the capital of Dakar, and...
by Mel | Jan 19, 2023 | Blogs, Stories, Volunteers
On board the Global Mercy, docked in Spain’s Canary Islands, there is an atmosphere of expectation. Ever since the new ship’s construction was completed in mid-2021, she’s been getting ready to serve her very first patients. Day after day, her crew has been...
by Mel | Dec 15, 2022 | Blogs, Stories
WASHINGTON DC, USA 15 December 2022 – A Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Don Stephens, founder of Mercy Ships this past weekend at the opening event of the GE7 Africa Visionary Leaders Annual Summit, held in Washington DC. This award was presented by H.E....
by Mel | Nov 14, 2022 | Blogs, Media Releases, Uncategorized
Wednesday 9 November 2022: Mercy Ships Cargo Day, an annual online fundraising event established by the worldwide shipping and trading community in 2016, has raised almost 5 million in 6 years. This upcoming event provides the opportunity for the shipping and trading...
by Mel | Oct 20, 2022 | Blogs, Medical, Stories, Volunteers
For Issa Deme, a paediatric nurse working in Dakar, Senegal, learning is a never-ending process. “Nursing — and the overall medical field — evolves, so you have to follow it,” he said. “You cannot stick with one technique or old habits.” So Issa didn’t hesitate when...
by Mel | Oct 10, 2022 | Blogs, Media Releases, Stories
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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