Mercy Ships is a global Christian charity that follows the 2,000-year-old model of Jesus to bring hope and healing to those suffering from disability, disfigurement, and disease. We deploy hospital ships and partner with African nations to transform surgical systems and provide free surgery to those most in need. We believe every person is valuable.
In low-income and lower-middle-income countries, nine out of ten people have no access to basic surgical care. Our charity hospital ships sail directly to these people to offer the medical care they need – for free.
The Mercy Ships crew of the Africa Mercy is led by a team of volunteers from up to 40 nations, all of whom give their time and expertise for free. Mercy Ships doesn’t just take doctors and nurses – we need all skills, we need your skills.
Since 1978, medical missions by Mercy Ships have worked with compassion in more than 56 nations, providing services worth over £1.2 billion that have helped more than 2.8 million people. Our current focus is on sub-Saharan Africa.
May’s issue of Onboard magazine is hitting doorsteps around the country. Grab your free digital copy here! It’s filled with stories and news, including pictures of HRH The Princess Royal’s visit to the Global Mercy. Find out how your support transforms lives and what it takes to volunteer onboard a hospital ship!
A Lancashire grandfather is taking on a gruelling record-breaking fitness challenge to bring life-changing surgery to the poorest nations. Jack Gilchrist, from Lancashire, is attempting to push and pu...
22 June, 2022
On a Friday afternoon in Senegal, crewmembers of the Africa Mercy hospital ship excitedly gazed out into the ocean from the highest deck with palpable anticipation. At the same moment, people across t...
17 June, 2022
Mercy Ships founder Don Stephens presented with prestigious award MEDICAL training has begun onboard the world’s largest civilian hospital ship – the Global Mercy – just days after the brand-new ship ...
08 June, 2022