As the first female African pediatric surgeon to volunteer with Mercy Ships ( www.MercyShips.org ), Dr. Justina Seyi-Olajide is breaking barriers and making history. Not only does she deliver ...

When 10-month-old Memunatu was brought aboard the Global Mercy™, her life hung in the balance. A massive tumor had engulfed her neck, making it nearly impossible for her to eat, swallow, or even cry.

The new purpose-built hospital ship will expand the impact of Mercy Ships’ life-changing surgeries, anesthetic care and surgical education for future generations of patients and healthcare ...

When Anne-Marie van Tonder, a Mercy Ships volunteer from South Africa, met Memunatu and Aminata hospital in Freetown she was moved by compassion for this family. Connecting Aminata with the Global ...

Nonprofit Mercy Ships converts cruise ships into floating hospitals. Its first ship was an Italian cruiseliner, while another was previously a train ferry. Its newest ship, Global Mercy, was built for ...

A 7-year-old boy in West Africa who was going blind can now see again, thanks to life-changing eye surgery provided by the Mercy Ships charity. Mamadou, whose last name was not provided, was born with ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A local nurse just returned from working aboard the world’s largest civilian hospital ship to help bring medical care to people in Western Africa and said the experience was ...

Tom Strandwitz set sail on his nursing career recently. Well, not with actual sails, but the TCU Nursing School graduate was on a nautical vessel as part of a pilot program for Mercy Ships. He is one ...

MAHWAH, N.J., Sept. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Mindray, a global leader in healthcare technologies and solutions specializing in patient monitoring, anesthesia, and ultrasound, today announced its ...