by webadmin | Jan 22, 2020 | Media Releases, Stories
22 January 2020: The work of volunteers serving with the Mercy Ships charity on board Africa Mercy, the world’s largest charity hospital ship, will be featured in an hour-long episode of the TV series Mighty Ships. ‘Mighty Ships: Africa Mercy’ will screen on the...
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 | Jun 18, 2018 | Media Releases, Stories
Monday 18 June 2018: The Surgery Ship, an eight-part documentary series on National Geographic, airs this week in two, four-hour back-to-back episodes with the first four on Thursday 21 June and the second set on 28 June at 1.30pm AEST. The series highlights the...
by webadmin | Nov 6, 2017 | Media Releases, Stories
Thursday 2 November 2017: Reluctant medical heroes from Down Under were thrown into the limelight last night as The Surgery Ship documentary won the Best Human Interest category at the Association for International Broadcasting Awards in London. The Surgery Ship...
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