by Sue | Feb 19, 2025 | Children, Patients, Uncategorized
Yusif, an 11-year-old boy from Sierra Leone can finally go to school and use his right arm again after his severely deformed limb was operated on by Mercy Ships. Without the free surgery, Yusif’s right hand and arm would have remained severely contracted, leaving him...
by Sue | Feb 17, 2025 | Blogs, Stories
In collaboration with the Malagasy government and the Ministry of Health, Mercy Ships has made a tremendous impact across the island nation over the years. Since 1996, there have been 11,000+ life-changing surgical procedures and 65,000+ successful dental procedures....
by Sue | Feb 3, 2025 | Media Releases, Stories
Mercy Ships and Sierra Leone Ministry of Health Extend Partnership to Transform Surgical Healthcare FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE, 30 JANUARY: The Ministry of Health of Sierra Leone and international charity Mercy Ships have reaffirmed their partnership, announcing that the...
by Sue | Feb 3, 2025 | Stories, Women
Forty-five-year-old Marie Elisa’s stature may be small, but her faith towers with quiet resilience. Each morning, her feet trace the familiar path she’s taken for years as she makes her way to her church in Berangotra, a village in Central Madagascar, for...
by Sue | Jan 6, 2025 | Blogs, Stories
By the age of 10, Fudia had grown accustomed to the daily struggles of walking with severely bowed legs. She’d been born with this orthopaedic condition, and the bewildered stares and ridicule from her community had followed her since she was a baby. “She got rejected...
by Sue | Jan 2, 2025 | Blogs, Men, Patients, Stories
All his friends and family know 23-year-old Alex as someone you can count on. He’s kind and considerate, always going above and beyond to take care of his loved ones. This made it even more devastating for the whole community when Alex began developing a...
by Sue | Dec 31, 2024 | Blogs, Stories
Mercy Ships is preparing for the next wave of life-changing surgeries and education in Madagascar! The Africa Mercy® is slated to return to the port city of Toamasina in February 2025 to continue her work in delivering free surgical care after she departs for her...
by Sue | Dec 10, 2024 | Blogs, Medical, Stories, Volunteers
Identical Twin Nurses have Patients Seeing Double on Hospital Ship in Madagascar Identical twin nurses from Germany — who volunteer on board the Africa Mercy® and work together at the same hospital in Switzerland — often have patients thinking they are seeing double....
by Sue | Nov 26, 2024 | Blogs, Stories, Volunteers
As volunteers on international charity Mercy Ships’ early voyages, Åsa and Lars Gisel were not merely witnesses to its history; they were active participants in its making. At 21, Åsa had just graduated as a nurse in Sweden and had a thirst for adventure. She...
by Mel | Nov 20, 2024 | Blogs, Medical, Stories, Volunteers
“From my own experience with Anna, I have a heart for the patients and their caregivers. I have been on side of not knowing whether my child would be able to have the right medical care.” It’s been almost two decades since Merryl Mackenzie, now 65 years old, began her...
Recent Comments