MERCY SHIPS - U.K LTD
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Mission Statement
Floating hospitals which offer free medical care and life altering surgeries to some of the world's poorest people. Main Focusses: ophthalmic, women's health, maxillofacial, reconstructive plastics, orthopaedics , dental.
About This Cause
Mercy Ships is a faith-based international development organisation that deploys hospital ships to Sub-Saharan Africa, delivering vital, free healthcare to those in desperate need. As well as providing urgent operations aboard our floating hospital ship, the Africa Mercy, our volunteers work closely with host nations to improve the way healthcare is delivered. We do this by partnering with governments, hospitals and delivering mentoring and training to enable local medical teams to strengthen their healthcare infrastructure and ensure a lasting legacy. With the addition of our new custom-built hospital ship, the Global Mercy, in 2022, we will more than double our reach and impact. Among the countries Mercy Ships serves, which lie on the lower third of the World Health Organisation’s Human Development Index, access to safe, affordable and timely surgery is extremely limited. As a result, countless people suffer and die from “diseases of poverty” that can easily be cured. To address this, Mercy Ships delivers a customised five-year partnership model with every country it is invited to support. Relationships are built with the national government and ministry of health, so that the needs of each country are met. In this way, Mercy Ships doesn’t just focus on the immediate need on the ground, but also works to strengthen the country’s healthcare systems and drive policy change. The aim is to tackle the root causes of the problems rather than just the consequences.