Achievements

Since 1978…

Mercy Ships has provided services in developing nations valued at more than £498 million, including the following:

• Performed more than 41,000 life-changing operations such as cleft lip and palate repair, cataract removal, orthopaedic procedures, facial reconstruction and obstetric fistula repair.
• Treated over 361,000 patients in village clinics with more than 408,000 medical procedures performed.
• Treated over 79,000 dental patients with more than 206,000 dental procedures performed.
• Trained over 14,900 local health care professionals who have in turn trained many others.
• Taught 112,000 local people in basic health care.
• Delivered more than £43 million worth of medical and other supplies and equipment.
• Completed over 1,058 community development projects focusing on water and sanitation, education, infrastructure development and agriculture.