The coronavirus is causing unprecedented challenges. Strict, consistent and radical measures must be taken. Our lives are subject to increasing limitations. No one can escape them. Our mission in Senegal is no exception either. René Lehmann, director of Mercy Ships in Switzerland since 2012, looks back on the events of the last few weeks and […]
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Before our hospital ship had to leave the port of Dakar abruptly, the mission in Senegal proved to be very successful: a large number of patients were relieved of their suffering, and many local health professionals attended our training courses or took part in our mentoring programme. But can success be defined at all? And […]
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Dr. Pierre M’Pelé has worked in various African countries as a representative of the WHO, and is, among other things, an expert on epidemics in Africa. Since 2017, the Congolese physician has headed the Mercy Ships Africa Bureau . We asked him about the impact that Covid-19 has had on the African continent so far, […]
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COVID-19 has impacted Mercy Ships in many ways. Most of all it affected our field service in Senegal; within days our hospital ship had to leave Dakar, three months earlier than planned. At the end of March 2020, the Africa Mercy sailed from Dakar to Tenerife, where she still is moored today. The biggest challenge […]
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The Mercy Ships Switzerland team is delighted to invite you to our traditional open house on Saturday, September 12, 2020. Everyone is welcome! Feel free to come with your friends, colleagues and family!
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