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Mercy Ships Announces Sierra Leone Field Service
Mercy Ships has selected Sierra Leone as the site for the 2011 Field Service for the world's largest charity hospital ship, the Africa Mercy. This will be the fourth time that Mercy Ships has delivered free world-class medical care to the impoverished West African nation. The protocols and Memoranda of Understanding were recently signed. The Sierra Leone government was represented by The Honourable Vice President, Sam-Sumana, and Mercy Ships was represented by Mr. Don Stephens, President and Founder. The agreement provides the necessary collaboration with the Sierra Leone government in regard to the port, security, water and sanitation. It also opens the door for the Mercy Ships Advance Team to do the preliminary work necessary for the upcoming Field Service.
Mercy Ships Founder Speaks in Ottawa and Toronto
Canadian parliamentarians, diplomats, donors and alumni gathered at three receptions in Ottawa and Toronto March 24 and 25 to hear Mercy Ships President and Founder Don Stephens present the work of the international hospital ship charity that provides medical and developmental programs free of charge to the forgotten poor.
Mercy Ships Information Services Receives Grant from USAID ASHA
Email and technology upgrades have been made possible by a generous USAID-ASHA grant to Mercy Ships, a global charity that provides medical services and training, as well as infrastructure development and health care capacity building, to areas of natural disaster or chronic need. USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development) is providing a $500,000 grant through ASHA (American Schools and Hospitals Abroad).
Mercy Ships Holland
Twenty years ago today, the Rotterdam office of Mercy Ships Holland was established. In 1990, the former flagship of the Mercy Ships, the Anastasis, first came to the Netherlands, on its way to the African continent for the first time. In that year, Captain Menno Gort with his family and nurse Jelly van der Wal disembarked ship to return home to their country and to found Mercy Ships Holland.
Scottish Young Farmers Support Young African Farmers
Young farmers in Africa are set to benefit from the efforts of young farmers in Scotland thanks to a unique partnership between the Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs (SAYFC), Robert Wiseman Dairies and the international charity Mercy Ships.
Connections: A Mercy Ships Update | March 2010
In this month's webisode, our host, Dr. Andy Rosson, continues to bring us news from the unique world of Mercy Ships. He finds out what it takes to prepare for the Africa Mercy's arrival to a new port, introduces you to our newest International Board Member and reports about a concert in New Zealand and the Africa Ball in the UK.
DANA PERINO: Restoring Hope for Women In Africa
Former White House Press Secretary Dana Perino talks about her recent trip to Freetown, Sierra Leone, to learn about maternal and child health, girls’ education and women’s empowerment in Africa.
Former VP of the Democratic Republic of Congo Speaks To Mercy Ships
Watch recent TV news coverage of Azarias Manywa Ruberwa, the Former Vice-President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, during his address to Mercy Ships personnel at the global charity’s international headquarters in Garden Valley, Texas.
Azarias Manywa Ruberwa Brings Greetings from Africa
Azarias Manywa Ruberwa, the Former Vice-President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, addressed Mercy Ships personnel at the global charity's international headquarters in Garden Valley, Texas. Born in 1964, Ruberwa was one of four vice-presidents in the transitional government of the Democratic Republic of Congo between 2003-2006. He has been president of the Rassemblement Congolais pour la Democratie since 2003 and was an unsuccessful candidate for president in 2006. He is a member of the Banyamulenge community of South Kivu, who belong to the Tutsi tribe. Ruberwa was trained as a lawyer and is practicing law in Kinshasa today.
Mercy Ships Assessing Need in Haiti
Mercy Ships has mobilized its Disaster Response Team to address the destruction that has occurred in Haiti. This Team has been designed to assess and activate Mercy Ships volunteers and assets to address specific need in relation to medical and nonmedical issues. The execution of our Disaster Response will continue for many months and possibly years to address all that has happened to the people of Haiti.
Mercy Ships Concludes Benin Field Service with Record Results
Due to the combined efforts of 454 crew members from over 40 nations and the support of our state-of-the-art hospital ship, the Africa Mercy, 97,625 total procedures were performed and 67,219 lives were impacted as direct beneficiaries of our state-of-the-art hospital ship.
Mercy Ships and Bethesda Open Dorm for Training Facility
Partnership with Bethesda Opens Dormitory Hévié Benin, September 17, 2009 - Located about 22 miles west from the port of Cotonou in a village called Hévié is a piece of land that belongs to Bethesda, a local faith-based organization. This strip of land is dedicated to health and social developmental programs. Working in partnership with Bethesda during this year’s field service in Benin, Mercy Ships developed this land into an agricultural training center called “Food for Life”; incorporating a three month agriculture training program.
Mercy Ships Honored from the US House Floor
Mercy Ships uses hospital ships to deliver free, world class health services to those without access in the developing world. Founded in 1978 by Don and Deyon Stephens, Mercy Ships has worked in more than 70 countries, providing life-saving and life-enhancing services to more than 2.16 million direct beneficiaries.
Mercy Ships Surgeon Addresses Blindness Through Sutureless Technique
Patients onboard Mercy Ship “Celebrate Sight” and World Sight Day Cotonou, Benin, West Africa, October 8, 2009 – Four-year-old Celine was born with congenital cataracts in both eyes. Her father, a tailor, wanted the best for her. However, he could not afford the $180 (US) for surgery for each eye, plus the money required for hospital supplies in his country. Unable to begin school because she could not see, Celine faced an uncertain future.
Power to Save: Mercy Ships
Power to Save: Mercy Ships As featured on myfoxAL.com You often hear about doctors and nurses volunteering their time and talent in poor nations. Their work can save lives, but who takes care of the medical instruments when they are thousands of miles from home? In this Power to Save, we show you a Homewood company that's making a difference.
Ophthalmologist donates his time and skills to Mercy Ships
Mercy Ships: All-volunteer hospital ship As featured on CNNMoney.com Ophthalmologist Dr. Thomas Elmer donates his time and skills to treat the poor in Africa.
PracticeWorks Donates Digital Radiography Sensors To Mercy Ships
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, July 2009 — PracticeWorks Systems, LLC, recently donated 20 KODAK RVG Digital Radiography Systems to Mercy Ships, a global charity that operates ships providing medical and dental care to residents of developing nations.
