Around 100 years ago, Rachel Buckingham’s grandmother became a doctor at a time when some universities in the UK still barred women from qualifying as physicians. Little did Dr Muriel Griffiths from Cardiff, Wales, know that she would inspire her descendants as she headed off to...
The world’s largest charity hospital ship – the Global Mercy – has arrived in West Africa on 14th February and is preparing to deliver its first surgeries onboard. The newly built vessel from Mercy Ships will provide free, safe surgery and medical care to some...
Dr Charlotte Polle-Kaliti is a pioneer. She was the first person from her community to go into medicine, becoming an obstetrician and gynaecologist, then a fistula surgeon. Out of 11 fistula surgeons in her home country of Kenya, she is the only woman. In the years...
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 arrived in Senegal for its first African mission. Built by international aid charity Mercy Ships, the...
The ALBORADA Trust has awarded Mercy Ships a grant to fund the vital training of surgeons in West and East Africa. A previous gift from the Trust in 2019, enabled Mercy Ships to train 12 Senegalese surgeons, whose new skills have transformed the lives of many...
Babies and children suffering from malnutrition make up so many patients treated by Mercy Ships and its partners in Africa. Lack of appropriate nutrition in their early development results in weakened bones and many of the orthopaedic conditions that cause huge debilitating conditions, pain and distress. What...
This International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating just a few of the women who, despite overwhelming odds, have held onto hope that a brighter future is possible for their families. Many of the stories of transformation begin the same way, with a woman who refuses to accept...
Baroness Sugg CBE, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State to the Department for International Development, visited the Africa Mercy last week alongside Victoria Billing OBE, the UK’s ambassador to Senegal. [vc_video link='https://youtu.be/W6BVa_jo2Ok'] During their visit, Baroness Sugg and Ambassador Billing heard about the work that Mercy Ships volunteers...
In case you missed it, Wednesday 10th September marked the start of surgeries in Senegal, onboard the world’s largest charity hospital ship, the Africa Mercy. Mercy Ships first surgical patient was a two-year-old boy called Saliou who was born with a cleft lip. At best a...
DAKAR SENEGAL, August 15, 2019 - This month marks the second time that the Port of Dakar has welcomed a Mercy Ship to its shore. This time it is the Africa Mercy – the world’s largest non-governmental hospital ship. In response to an invitation from the...
This month marks the second time that the Port of Dakar has welcomed a Mercy Ship to its shore. This time it is the Africa Mercy - the largest charity-run hospital ship in the world, delivering free, safe surgical care. This floating hospital is staffed...
Long term UK volunteer becomes Country Director for SenegalKirstie’s appointment as Country Director for Senegal comes at a key time and is proof that Mercy Ships is continuing to focus on sustainable development with a committed team to work in Senegal before the Africa Mercy...