Every year, people around the globe celebrate World Maritime Day. In honour of this occasion, join us in shining a spotlight on the Mercy Ships fleet – past and present – as well as the incredible and invaluable volunteer seafarers who operate them. Meet an exceptional...
“Togo is my country, but Mercy Ships is my home.” It was a conversation with her pastor, all the way back in 1995, that changed the trajectory of Clementine’s life. She was working at her church when she heard that a hospital ship would soon be...
Two governments have generously waived the charge for the Global Mercy to pass through Suez Canal meaning thousands of extra lives can be saved in Africa. The world’s largest charity hospital ship and the newest in the Mercy Ships fleet is currently on its way to...
How far can you imagine travelling to receive healthcare? For many of the patients you serve, access to care isn’t only limited by the cost, it’s also physically out of reach. Without trained medical specialists in their regions, small health issues can quickly grow into life-threatening...
Every morning, Francois Tounamou wakes up at 5.30am and spends more than two hours travelling to the Gamal Abdel Nasser University dental school in Guinea. He gets to the clinic early and leaves late, sometimes hours after the class is scheduled to end. In his...
On International Day of the Seafarer, we are celebrating the vital role of our seafarers in bringing life-changing surgery to those who need it the most. We could not function without them. Mercy Ships floating hospitals, the Africa Mercy and Global Mercy, are the largest charity-run...
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...
Inspired by the legendary Captain Sir Tom? Let us introduce you to the remarkable David Pepin! At 84 years old - during lockdown in a global pandemic - most people might start thinking of themselves and their own misfortunes. But not David Pepin from Alston, Cumbria. Instead, the...
Mercy Ships is a faith-based international development organisation that deploys teaching hospital ships to some of the poorest countries in the world, delivering vital, free medical care to people in desperate need while training local healthcare professionals and strengthening local healthcare systems. All this work...
For more than 30 years, Mercy Ships has been invited to multiple countries on the continent and worked side by side with many governments and organisations. On Africa Day, we want to thank these nations and people for their hospitality, partnership, and friendship. We also...
20-year-old Mairamou should have been excited about her future. She and her husband had eagerly anticipated the birth of their first child. But after a prolonged labour, she lost the baby and was left with a condition known as an obstetric fistula (OBF), making her incontinent. Mairamou’s...
