Eight-year-old Musu walked up the gangway of the Global Mercy™ with hope in her heart and a folded left arm – the result of a severe burn scar contracture that had tightened her skin and bent her little...
The Global Mercy, the world’s largest purpose-built civilian hospital ship, has successfully reached a milestone of 1,000 free surgeries during its current field service in Sierra Leone. The achievement...
When 10-month-old baby Memunatu arrived at the Global Mercy™, a state-of-the-art hospital ship, her tiny face was burdened by the weight of a large tumor on her neck. This tumor affected her ability...
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 life-changing...
Sierra Leone welcomed the return of the Global Mercy, the world’s largest civilian hospital ship, at the Queen Elizabeth II Quay in Freetown during a Host Partners Welcome Event attended by Vice President...
The Global Mercy, operated by the international charity Mercy Ships, has returned to Sierra Leone and is set to remain in the country for the next ten months. The hospital ship, which recently completed...
The Global Mercy Ship, the world’s largest civilian hospital ship, has reportedly set to depart from Cádiz, Spain, for Freetown, Sierra Leone, following a major maintenance period. Following its departure...
Stephan Tamba Bayoh, the Sierra Leonean artist formerly known as hip-hop rapper Mr. One, has announced his transition from secular music to gospel singing. The change comes after Bayoh underwent life-changing...
Mercy Ships has departed the shores of Sierra Leone for a planned maintenance period in Cadiz, Spain, and will return in August to continue delivering specialised surgical care until its final departure...
International Women’s Day today is an opportunity to celebrate the women shaping the future of healthcare across Africa. Among them is Matron Betsy Deen, a trailblazer in surgical care at Connaught Hospital,...
