Mercy Ships has developed since its foundation in 1978, from responding to disasters to capacity-building. It works with host nations to provide a legacy of desperately needed healthcare by training local surgeons, nurses, anaesthetists, sterilising technicians, community health workers and administrators to continue the work after the ship departs.
Its mentoring programmes, referred to as the “surgical ecosystem”, also embrace the renovation of onshore hospitals, working with other organisations such as Medical Aid International, which specialises in equipping operating theatres.
Onshore,
