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Mercy Ships and MSC Foundation The MSC Foundation, the MSC Group and Mercy Ships join forces to build a new hospital ship The new purpose-built hospital ship will expand the impact of Mercy Ships’ life-changing surgeries, anaesthetic care and surgical education for future generations of patients and healthcare professionals in sub-Saharan Africa. A groundbreaking agreement

Dr. Austin Demby, Minister of Health and Sanitation for the Government of Sierra Leone: "A vision for safe and affordable surgery."

All members of Mercy Ships are deeply saddened by the news of the passing of our dear board member Françoise André.

In 2023, Mercy Ships conducted 3'295 surgical interventions, of which 1'437 took place aboard the Global Mercy in two countries.

Mercy Ships is back in Madagascar to bring transformative surgical education and free, life-changing surgeries. 

Réhane Favereau, a Swiss artist specializing in the art of Swiss cut-outs, has created a unique work recounting the 45 years of Mercy Ships.

Emmanuel walked up the gangway of the Global Mercy, filled with cautious hope. The 43-year-old was our first surgical patient in Sierra Leone.

Humanitarian field service in Sierra Leone The next chapter for Mercy Ships and the hospital ship, the Global Mercy! Over the course of the field service in Sierra Leone, Mercy Ships aims to provide surgeries for more than 1’900 patients. https://youtu.be/TnTcjvS1qUI Growing up on board the floating hospitals of Mercy Ships, Dr. Sandra Lako’s childhood

One Port Visited, Two Nations Served Mercy Ships Ends an Impactful Season in Senegal Mercy Ships has been operating in Senegal for several months with the Global Mercy™, is getting ready to set sail. On June 20, before leaving Senegal, the Global Mercy gathered around an event its Senegalese and Gambian partners to thank them

Visit the world’s largest civilian hospital ship Come aboard the Global Mercy in Tenerife in August 2023 Visit the world’s largest civilian hospital ship in Tenerife! On August 4th and 5th, 2023, the Global Mercy will open its doors at Puerto de Granadilla, Tenerife. If you are on vacation in Tenerife at that time or