I hope you are having a wonderful Christmas season with your loved ones. I’m Dr Leo Cheng, a consultant surgeon and Trustee of Mercy Ships UK. As a regular volunteer onboard our hospital ships for 20 years, I am humbled and...
A marine engineer instrumental in building and developing hospital ships that have transformed thousands of lives has been awarded an honorary doctorate by a Scottish university. Jim Paterson, Marine Executive Consultant for international charity Mercy Ships, was recognised with a Doctor...
Many of you may be eagerly anticipating the end of 2022. It has certainly been a challenging year. But one thing that has not changed is the importance of Giving Tuesday: an international day of charitable giving following Black Friday....
Teaching someone to fish: the false dichotomy of relief and development By Dr Mark Shrime You know that phrase, “Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish, you feed him for life”? Yeah, I hate...
Mercy Ships has a long-lasting history reaching back more than 20 years with the West African nation of Sierra Leone. Next year, the organisation will add an exciting next chapter to this story. Upon invitation by the government of Sierra...
A 71-year-old Cirencester grandmother has completed the London Marathon for Mercy Ships, saying she enjoyed it “every step of the way”. Reverend Angie Austin from Somerford Keynes completed the 26.2 mile course in 7 hours 19 minutes fuelled by jelly sweets...
Young at heart nurse and priest in marathon mission. A 71-year-old Cirencester grandmother is set to run the London Marathon to help bring life-saving surgery to the world’s poorest nations. Young at heart Reverend Angie Austin from Somerford Keynes has no plans...
A Dutch runner is training hard for the London Marathon to raise funds for Mercy Ships. Marc Soffree, who works as a charterer for shipping company Iver Ships BV, supports the charity but was galvanised to do more after visiting the...
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. She led a life of faith and hope, inspiring countless people through her seven decades of unwavering service and leadership. We extend our heartfelt prayers and deepest condolences to...
Mercy Ships is a faith-based international charity that deploys hospital ships to some of the poorest countries in the world, delivering free, life-saving healthcare to the people who need it most. PROPELme is a lifestyle platform that aims to...
A nurse from Belfast City Hospital is cycling 89 miles around the largest lake in the British Isles to raise funds for Mercy Ships after being inspired by her daughter. Grandmother of three, Nina Bleakley, from Portadown, will be pedalling her...
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...
A grandfather from Wiltshire has completed a 100-mile multi-sport challenge along the river Avon to fund himself while volunteering onboard the Global Mercy hospital ship. Determined Kevin Wright, 65, from Trowbridge, who has had two replacement knees and shoulders, did a mixture of...
Just months after watching a current affairs programme on TV, mum of two Martha Rodriguez quit her job, sold her house and car and headed to the Congo. She told us why – 8 years later – she is still...
Transforming lives through Mercy Ships takes a global effort with international partnerships that may surprise you. Let us introduce you to a firm in Milton Keynes – Optimum Biomedical – that is a key player in fulfilling the charity’s objectives...