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...
by ops | Nov 8, 2024 | Media Releases
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by Sue | Nov 7, 2024 | Blogs, Stories
Mercy Ships’ Education, Training, and Advocacy (ETA) department is supporting a new program aimed at reducing surgical infection rates at Connaught Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone. As a component of its Safer Surgery program, 20 nurses are attending a two-week,...
by Sue | Oct 22, 2024 | Media Releases, Stories
11 October 2024 In a landmark collaboration, the West African College of Surgeons (WACS) has granted an accreditation to Mercy Ships’ surgical and anaesthesia training programmes. This partnership reflects the shared commitment of both organisations towards advancing...
by Sue | Oct 15, 2024 | Blogs, Stories
In a groundbreaking effort to strengthen the anaesthesia care workforce in Sierra Leone, Mercy Ships has partnered with the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and the University of Sierra Leone to establish the Nurse Anaesthesia Diploma Program. The initiative aims to...
by Sue | Oct 8, 2024 | Media Releases, Stories
CONAKRY, GUINEA 26th September 2024: Guinea’s only public dental school celebrated the grand opening of its state-of-the-art training facility yesterday, which more than doubles capacity for dental students to learn, practice and treat patients while addressing the...
by Sue | Oct 8, 2024 | Blogs, Stories
Running a hospital isn’t an easy task — it takes leaders carefully orchestrating a sea of moving parts to keep operations running smoothly. Matron Betsy Deen is that person at Connaught Hospital’s surgical department in Freetown, Sierra Leone. During Mercy Ships’...
by Sue | Sep 16, 2024 | Medical, Stories, Volunteers
When Allison Leer first heard about Mercy Ships, she knew that this was the place she wanted to be. Only 17 at the time, she still had a lot of things to figure out in her life, but serving on a hospital ship in a distant land excited her. “I think it was my mum who...
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