But not all passenger ships at sea are designed for leisure. A few are purpose-built to bring life-saving medical care to those in need. Mercy Ships, a pioneering international health charity ...

Volunteers like Merryl Mackenzie, an operating room nurse from Australia, and Ishaka Sesay, a maritime crew member from Sierra Leone, exemplify the organization’s mission of compassion and service. As ...

A young man from Sierra Leone who was forced to leave school due to relentless mockery over a life-threatening facial tumor has had it successfully removed by international charity, Mercy Ships ( ...

The world's largest charity hospital ship Africa Mercy, operated by Mercy Ships, features in one episode of a new television series being aired around Australia on the new Seven Network channel 7mate.

Mercy Ships' impact is undeniable. The organization has performed over 119,000 life-saving surgeries, provided over 547,600 dental procedures, and trained over 55,800 health care professionals.

In partnership with other international organizations volunteers serving with Mercy Ships will provide training for local medical personnel who will add capacity long after the ship leaves. The ...

The Secretary of the Navy was in Portsmouth Wednesday to announce the name of a future medical ship. The ship, which is set ...

Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau welcomes three new hospitalists: Dr. Joshua Buell and nurse practitioners Nicholas Ervin and Judy Pfeiffer. Buell, a native of Jackson, started his ...

Yet Alex held onto hope, saying: “I had faith in God that one day help would come.” That hope was realized when the family learned through a government advertisement that Mercy Ships was returning to ...