by Brenda van Straten | Jul 2, 2024 | Patient Stories
Naserry was always a happy child, the kind of girl who brings joy to a room just by entering it. To describe her personality, her aunt, Salamatu, simply laughed and responded: “She likes to talk!” Salamatu has held onto high hopes for her niece, who dreams of becoming...
by Brenda van Straten | Jun 13, 2024 | Patient Stories
In a coastal city in eastern Madagascar lives a 12-year-old boy named Romino. A decade ago, Romino received orthopedic surgery on board a floating hospital ship, the Africa Mercy®, which corrected his bowed legs at the age of just 3 years old. Today, Tilos, as he is...
by Brenda van Straten | Jun 13, 2024 | Patient Stories
Nestled atop a hill with breathtaking views and strong gusts of wind is a village in the heart of Madagascar. Just a six-hour drive from the capital of Antananarivo or Tana, where most of the island’s population live, the village is a sharp contrast to Tana – with...
by Brenda van Straten | Apr 22, 2024 | News
With one person dying because of a surgically treatable disease every two seconds, the need for safe surgery isn’t slowing down — so neither are we. Mercy Ships is thrilled to share that we are growing our fleet with a new hospital ship, purpose-built to save,...
by Brenda van Straten | Feb 2, 2024 | News
TOAMASINA, MADAGASCAR – International charity Mercy Ships returned to Madagascar on February 1st to bring transformative surgical education and free, life-changing surgeries. Freshly refitted hospital ship, the upgraded...
