by webadmin | Dec 3, 2018 | Blogs, Stories
By Sharon Verghis Dr Nerida Butcher never imagined she would become a floating medic. She had heard of the Mercy Ships while in medical school but it seemed a distant dream; “a magical far-off utopian place of medical work,” as she put it. Then, on the final day of...
by webadmin | Sep 26, 2018 | Media Releases, Stories
Wednesday 26 September 2018: The Surgery Ship, an Australian-made documentary, follows life aboard the world’s largest non-governmental hospital ship, the MV Africa Mercy. A team of Australian volunteer doctors and nurses joins an international crew heading for the...
by webadmin | Apr 3, 2018 | Medical, Stories, Volunteers
Australian Jim Callahan is currently volunteering in Cameroon as part of our Medical Capacity Building Team. Here he shares his recollections of his first week in-country. Hello All, After 11 days on the road here in Cameroon, with a new team, living in each other’s...
by webadmin | Dec 18, 2017 | Media Releases, Stories
A Mercy hospital ship has achieved significant milestones while moored in Cameroon on International Volunteer Day. Since its deployment in 2007 – the Africa Mercy has provided medical training for over 7800 African healthcare professionals. Read the full story with...
by webadmin | Dec 8, 2017 | Medical, Stories, Volunteers
A three-month stint volunteering abroad in Africa has been a life-changing experience for one local pharmacist. Working on board the world’s largest independent hospital ship in Cameroon, Shaleeni Jayamani was faced with unfamiliar challenges and found herself...
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