According to the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery, more people die each year from a lack of safe surgery than from HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined.

Among the countries Mercy Ships serves, access to safe, affordable and timely surgery is extremely limited. As a result, countless people suffer and die from “diseases of poverty” that can easily be cured. Mercy Ships is currently focused on sub-Saharan Africa, and on this page you can read about our most recent field services in the region.