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Mercy Ships Press Releases
Surgeries Have Begun in Senegal!
We are so excited to celebrate 2-year-old Saliou, our first patient of the new field service! Little Saliou...
The Africa Mercy Arrives in Senegal
This month marks the second time that the Port of Dakar has welcomed a Mercy Ship to its shore. This time it is the...
Creating Lasting Healing
Mercy Ships Medical Capacity Building Program Of the seven billion people on the planet, five billion of them do...
Mercy Ships Signs Agreements To Return to Sierra Leone in the Future
Government of Sierra Leone renews partnership with hospital ship charity to strengthen surgical care Freetown,...
Mercy Ships Volunteers Perform 100,000th Free Surgical Procedure
7-month-old patient receives cleft lip surgery onboard world’s largest nonprofit hospital ship FOR IMMEDIATE...
Celebrating a Very Important Milestone!
Your compassionate support has helped make Mercy Ships history! For 40 years, generous supporters like you have...
Mercy Ships Volunteer Doctor Speaks on Fox News About Global Surgery Crisis
Nearly 5 billion people worldwide have little to no access to safe, affordable, and timely surgery. Mercy Ships...
World Oral Health Day, Guinea
Dr. David Ugai leads Mercy Ships dental team in Guinea teaching 13 dentists and 41 dental students while also...
Parker Family Receives Daily Point of Light Award for Work with Mercy Ships
Focused on the global surgery crisis, family dedicates decades to volunteer on ship in Africa Lindale, TX, Dec. 6,...
World Maritime Day Marks 40 Years of Sailing for Mercy Ships
Mercy Ships recognizes the critical role of maritime crew to their past and future success to provide free...
Mercy Ships Names American Nurse as Hospital Director of the Africa Mercy
Nathan Claus to serve as director of hospital for international charity. Lindale, TX, March 26, 2018—Mercy Ships, a...
30,000th Free Surgical Procedure Provided Onboard the Africa Mercy
Volunteer surgeons on world’s largest private hospital ship reach milestone this week, celebrated on International...
First Costa Group Volunteer Onboard the Africa Mercy
Engineer joins the crew to help and support Mercy Ships in West Africa. Genoa – July 6, 2017 - Mercy Ships and...
Mercy Ships President/Founder Receives Honorary Doctorate at Gordon College Commencement
Don Stephens honored for founding global charity Mercy Ships which operates the world’s largest private hospital...
International Women’s Day: a Woman is Benin’s First and Only Plastic Reconstructive Surgeon
Dr. Fifonsi Odry Agbessi overcame many challenges to become the first and only plastic reconstructive surgeon in...