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Married Doctors Find Renewed Purpose and Passion with Mercy Ships

Now serving for the fourth time on board the Global Mercy™, the Sigalets embody what it means to serve with both skill and heart

While many couples might prepare for retirement as their years get along, Elaine and David Sigalet chose a different path. It is a path that lets them sail across oceans, transform lives, and deepens their bond in ways they could never have imagined. In the final years of their medical…

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Open Access to Surgery is the Essential Foundation to Achieving Universal Health Coverage

African Health Leaders United to Strengthen Surgical Care at PASHeF 2025

The Pan-African Surgical Healthcare Forum (PASHeF 2025) continues to serve as a growing continental platform where African countries design and implement solutions that strengthen surgical healthcare systems for their people. Now in its third year, PASHeF 2025 brought together representatives from the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO…

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Dr. Leo Cheng Restores Hope through Lifesaving Surgeries that Transform Even the Smallest of Lives

Tackling the global surgery Crisis in West Africa

When 10-month-old baby Memunatu arrived at the Global Mercy™ (www.MercyShips.org), 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 to swallow, eat, speak, and even cry. Her mother, Aminata, was referred to several doctors who were…

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How Mercy Ships’ first female pediatric surgeon actively saves the lives of children across Africa

By challenging the status quo of specialist surgeons, Dr. Justina Seyi-Olajide is an academic trailblazer committed to transforming West Africa’s surgical healthcare system

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 surgeries, she also challenges the status quo of surgical care across West Africa. A bold and brilliant pediatric surgeon from Nigeria, Dr.…

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War Survivor Becomes life Saver

Mercy Ships’ volunteer and healthcare leader in sterile processing technician Frank Seibure helps make safe surgery possible

As Sterile Processing Week shines a spotlight on the critical role of sterile processing professionals, Mercy Ships (www.MercyShips.org) is honored to celebrate one of its own crew members Frank Seibure, a volunteer whose hard work brings healing and safety to surgical patients across Africa. This year’s theme ‘Serving with a…

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Blind Mother and Daughter Look into Each Others’ Eyes for the First Time in Years

How a 15-minute Surgery Restored Their Sight on board the Africa Mercy®

This World Sight Day, the world unites around the theme ‘People at the heart of eye health’. For Marie Jeanne and her daughter Germaine, this message could not be better represented. After years of blindness due to cataracts, this mother and daughter from a remote Malagasy village had both vision…

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Healthier Ocean, Healthier Lives

Mercy Ships Seafarers Encourage Sustainability While Serving Others

This year’s World Maritime Day theme: “Our Ocean, Our Obligation, Our Opportunity”, highlights how the ocean provides for us, and in turn, the responsibility we have to care for it. Few stories capture this dynamic better than that of Emmanuel, a 34-year-old Nigerian maritime officer on board the Global Mercy™.…

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Government of Ghana Renews Partnership with Mercy Ships to Strengthen Surgical Care

The renewed partnership was confirmed following a meeting between H.E. President John Dramani Mahama and members of the Mercy Ships Board

The Government of Ghana and international charity Mercy Ships (www.MercyShips.org) have reaffirmed their partnership, announcing that the Global Mercy™ hospital ship will sail to Ghana in August 2026. While docked in the Port of Tema, the ship will deliver free specialized surgeries and provide training for healthcare professionals, advancing Ghana’s…

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Mercy Ships Appoints Dr. Michelle White as New Chief Executive Officer 

With more than 17 years of leadership experience across healthcare, missions, and academia, Dr. White brings a unique blend of clinical excellence, nonprofit governance, and faith-driven servant leadership

Mercy Ships (www.MercyShips.Africa), the international nonprofit operating the world’s largest fleet of civilian hospital ships, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Michelle White MB ChB, PhD, DCH, FRCA as its new Chief Executive Officer.   Dr. Michelle White is a long-standing member of the Mercy Ships family, first…

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Kekeh Driver from Freetown Relieved of Painful Hernia in First Surgery On Board Global Mercy

The floating hospital has been fully prepared for the start of surgeries, and the entire hospital community gave thanks for this momentous beginning

The Global Mercy™ (www.MercyShips.org), the world’s largest purpose-built civilian hospital ship, has officially launched her third consecutive field service in Sierra Leone, with the successful surgery of its very first patient, 40-year-old kekeh driver Mohamed. This pivotal moment represents the beginning of a mission dedicated to providing hope and healing while…