Our hospital ships provide free medical care in low-income countries

Mercy Ships operates two vessels; transportable platforms for our volunteer crew to provide free essential surgery.

Global Mercy joining Africa Mercy enables Mercy Ships to place even more emphasis on training and mentoring local healthcare workers, and assisting Africa’s healthcare systems strengthen for the future.

There has never been greater need to make safe, affordable and timely surgery available. 5 out of 7 people globally don’t have access to the medical care they need.

What Mercy Ships has achieved

People helped

Surgical procedures

Dental treatments

Healthcare workers up-skilled

Instructors trained

Volunteers annually

Come on their amazing journeys as our patients share how surgery has transformed their lives and their future.

LEARN OUR PATIENTS STORIES

Join the 600+ nurses every year from all over the world who are making a life-transforming difference with Mercy Ships. © Mercy Ships

Volunteers from all walks of life with a wide array of skills make the world of difference. Join us for the adventure of a lifetime.

MORE ABOUT VOLUNTEERING

Find out how you can spread mercy to those in need from right here in NZ. Join the network of kiwis making a difference.

HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED

Do justly, love mercy, walk humbly

Mercy Ships is an international faith-based charity, dedicated to bringing hope and healing to the people in sub-Saharan Africa.

Together with your help, we bring free healthcare services to people of all ages in desperate circumstances – people who have no chance to get the medical help they need until a hospital ship from Mercy Ships comes to town.

Our volunteers perform life- transforming surgeries, provide desperately needed healthcare and training, run the ship, feed the crew, support with donations, prayer and encouragement to all those involved in this mission of mercy.

Discover how you can make a difference!