Mercy Ships operates the world’s largest charity hospital ship, delivering free health care to the forgotten poor. The Africa Mercy is serving in West Africa, providing urgent surgeries:

Blindness
Ophthalmic surgeons give free eye operations restoring or improving sight for the blind and partially blind.

Cleft Lip/Palate
With no treatment available, those born with cleft lip/palate suffer malnourishment and risk starvation. Mercy Ships restores the smiles of thousands in Africa.

Orthopaedic Operations
Children drag themselves in the dust with clubfeet and struggle to walk with bowed legs. Mercy Ships enables them to walk and join in everyday life.

Burns & Leprosy
Those affected by scarring, burns or leprosy receive reconstructive surgery.

Oral Disease and Tumours
Noma causes holes around the nose, cheeks and lips, leading to difficulties in eating, breathing, swallowing or death. Benign tumours grow to life-threatening size. Surgeons provide free maxillo-facial operations, transforming faces and saving lives from suffocation and starvation.

Injuries
Mercy Ships cures incontinence for thousands of women suffering childbirth injury. Medical teams treat injuries from war, traffic and work.

Dental
Mobile dental clinics provide extractions and procedures for patients with infected or rotting teeth.

Water and Sanitation
Teams partner with locals in providing clean water and sanitation.