New Uniforms Received

Mercy Ships has received a valuable donation worth over £30,000 from Beauty Express, leading suppliers of professional beauty products and equipment.

The donation includes a variety of brand new uniforms and shoes that will be used on board the Africa Mercy and in a variety of local clinics and hospitals that partner with Mercy Ships in Africa.

There are more than 450 volunteers on board the Africa Mercy, ranging from surgeons, nurses, cooks, cleaners and engineers, who all share the same goal – to help improve the lives of the poorest of the poor. 

The Africa Mercy is currently in Benin, one of the poorest nations in the world where the average life expectancy is just 54 years.  In February 2009 Mercy Ships began a 10 month outreach to Benin to offer basic healthcare and the life saving medical procedures that can prevent debilitating and life threatening conditions that so often get left untreated due to Benin’s lack of basic medical health care. 

David Boyle, Managing Director for Beauty Express said: “We are pleased that we can support such a wonderful and worthy cause.  Mercy Ships help change the lives of so many people and we sincerely hope that our donation has helped in some way.”

Judy Polkinhorn, Executive Director of Mercy Ships UK said: “Mercy Ships gives people a life line when they fear there is no hope.  The dedicated volunteers selflessly take the time to offer not only medical care but support and comfort too. The donation from Beauty Express means that the volunteers can continue to do this.  For many patients visiting the Africa Mercy, they have never seen a ship or been into an operating theatre or hospital ward, uniforms worn by medical staff gives them a feeling of comfort and reassurance that they are in safe hands. 

“Without kind donations such as this one Mercy Ships would simply cease to exist and we are extremely thankful to them for their support and recognition.”