Tina was born with her left foot twisted on its side. Her family tried to help her using the knowledge and resources they had at the time. Her mother, Christina, took her to a traditional healer, who massaged Tina’s leg in the hope that it would...
The Africa Mercy has returned to Madagascar. The floors are scrubbed, the hospital beds are all made, the galley is spotless, and the first patients have arrived. Walking up the gangway at the beginning of March, sixteen-year-old Rosalinda was excited and nervous to be...
As the Africa Mercy sails back to Madagascar to begin her fifth healthcare service in this beautiful nation, we caught up with Navigating Officer Jess Callahan on board the floating hospital. 25-year-old Jess from Shrewsbury is usually found working on a tanker in the Middle East,...
Since the age of 11, Abbie had dreamed of becoming a doctor. She worked hard, got excellent grades and couldn’t wait to start her medical studies at Keele University in September 2023. But then she heard some devastating news. Due to a long-term condition,...
Heads bow. Silence fills the hospital. Long-term volunteer surgeon, Dr Gary Parker leads the volunteer medical crew in prayer on board the Africa Mercy. It’s Tuesday 28th May and today ten-month-old Anjara will be the first patient to receive life-changing surgery in Madagascar since Mercy Ships...
We're delighted to announce that the Africa Mercy arrived in the Port of Toamasina, Madagascar, 1 February 2024. After braving the waters of the Atlantic during typhoon season, the joyful crew was welcomed with dancing and singing by many awaiting their arrival at the dock. “The crew...
Mercy Ships is delighted to bring hope and healing to Madagascar by providing transformative surgical education as well as life-changing free surgeries to patients on board the Africa Mercy. These operations will cover a range of specialties including maxillofacial and Ear, Nose and Throat, general, paediatric...
Mercy Ships is delighted to announce the publication of an important medical paper in the PLOS ONE journal. The paper, co-authored by several Mercy Ships experts including Dr Michelle White of Great Ormond Street Hospital, is an evaluation of our implementation of the WHO’s Surgical Safety...
