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...
Mercy Ships is excited to be the featured charity partner for the 2019 Spring Harvest festival — the second year in a row for such an honour! We had such an uplifting experience last year at Spring Harvest that we can’t wait to return. The thousands...
Mercy Ships is delighted to announce the publication of an important medical paper in the British Journal of Surgery (BJS). The paper, co-authored by Mercy Ships expert Dr Michelle White of Great Ormond Street Hospital, and Dr Nina Capo-Chichi, a surgeon in Benin, is an evaluation...
Mercy Ships UK is delighted to announce that our trustee Ann Gloag will be honoured by the Queen in the New Year 2019 honours list. Ann’s commitment to nursing (20 years of service) business and charity are second to none. Ann Gloag said. “I am humbled and...
Mercy Ships Cargo Day 2018 has been a great success! The global shipping and trading community joined together a third time to raise more than $815,000 for Mercy Ships! The support received from our generous partners in the shipping industry has been truly amazing! Thank you to...
We’re pleased to share that long-time Mercy Ships volunteers Gary and Susan Parker and their children, Carys and Wesley, have received the Daily Point of Light Award today for their decades of service on our hospital ship. The Daily Point of Light Award, created by George...
On Tuesday, 27 November, people around the world will open their hearts to help Mercy Ships for Giving Tuesday, the international day of charity that launches the Christmas season. Our hospital ship, the Africa Mercy, is currently docked in Conakry, Guinea, where there are just three...
We are pleased to announce that the new book from our founder, Don Stephens, hits the book stands this Thursday. ‘A Daily Dose of Mercy’ contains 365 short daily devotions on the theme of mercy. Each day's reading will take about one minute to read, and is...
We’re thrilled to announce that Mercy Ships will be featured on the BBC Radio 4 Appeal this month! This is a phenomenal opportunity for us to share the Mercy Ships story with more people, and we hope you’ll tune in. The programme will feature Kirstie Randall, a...
Following on from our exciting news about our upcoming visit to Liberia in 2012 our Executive Director, Lea Milligan, spoke to UCB Radio’s Helen Price to explain what amazing work we have planned for the country. Listen to the interview here: From our current field service in Guinea to our...
We are delighted to announce that we have recently signed a protocol agreement with the Republic of Liberia, sealing a commitment that will bring life-changing medical care to the people of this nation in 2021. The Africa Mercy will dock in Monrovia for 10 months, providing...
