Over 40 years of experience
En 1978, vivant alors à Lausanne, Don et Deyon Stephens démarrent une aventure qui les a menés à la fondation de Mercy Ships : ce couple rêve d’un navire-hôpital allant à la rencontre des plus démunis de ce monde.
Founded in 1978, Mercy Ships is a global humanitarian aid organization based on Christian values. Mercy Ships is dedicated to increasing access to healthcare in developing nations.
Through the deployment of the world’s largest civilian hospital ship, the Africa Mercy¸ Mercy Ships offers holistic support to developing nations striving to make healthcare accessible for all.
En 1978, vivant alors à Lausanne, Don et Deyon Stephens démarrent une aventure qui les a menés à la fondation de Mercy Ships : ce couple rêve d’un navire-hôpital allant à la rencontre des plus démunis de ce monde.
Ce rêve se réalise le 7 juillet 1978 : Grâce à un emprunt à une banque suisse, Mercy Ships achète son premier navire, l’ancien paquebot M/V Victoria. Après quatre ans d’efforts continus, le paquebot est transformé en navire-hôpital et rebaptisé Anastasis.
In 2007, Mercy Ships launches the Africa Mercy, the largest hospital ship operated by our organization in its history.
In May 2019, a new milestone is reached for the charity: the 100,000th free surgical operation on board one of the organization’s hospital ships, which is then in Guinea. One more operation that transforms the life of a young patient.
On 16 May, little Aissata underwent surgery on board the hospital ship Africa Mercy. She was 7 months old and was born with a cleft lip and cleft palate. Thanks to the intervention of a whole volunteer crew, including skilled surgeons, her lip and palate were closed and treated.
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Mercy Ships increases access to healthcare around the world. Working with qualified local and international partners, Mercy Ships programs offer global support to developing countries, seeking to make healthcare accessible to all.
"From the very beginning, I was excited by the almost far-fetched dream of my friends Don and Deyon that Mercy Ships would grow from an old, disused ocean liner into the organization it is today. I continue to be moved by the commitment of all those who serve by giving their time, money and energy!"