Dr Camara advocates for specialised training in medicine. He noticed common obstacle to continued education was the high cost, a challenge faced by many African medical practitioners
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The next chapter: the Global Mercy in Sierra Leone
08.08.23
She spent her childhood on board a Mercy Ship, which inspired Dr Sandra Lako to spend decades of her medical career serving the people of Sierra Leone. MORE INFO
Committed to increasing the availability of paediatric care in Guinea, West Africa, Mercy Ships partnerships with community medical centre, Hope Ignited MORE INFO
Dr Saboujni will be Senegal's first paediatric orthopaedic surgeon, addressing the urgent need for this care, particularly for conditions like clubfoot. Partnering with Mercy Ships. MORE INFO
A seasoned nurse with two decades of experience, Sawdiatou seized the opportunity to see surgical care through a different lens. “I know that this will help me.” MORE INFO
With 12 anaesthestists serving Guinea, West Africa's 13 million people, a partnership to help strengthen local anaesthesia capacity was a logical step for Mercy Ships. MORE INFO
Unsafe surgical care can cause harm, but Mercy Ships is equipping African healthcare professionals with essential surgical skills through their state-of-the-art training programs. The Essential Surgical Skills course on the Global Mercy hospital ship provides hands-on training using simulators for lifelike suturing simulations. Graduates then return to their hospitals, empowered to deliver safe surgical care in their communities MORE INFO
Elvis Ngwang’s Story “We are bringing you to Dakar.” These were Elvis Ngwang’s absolute favorite words to tell patients in the months before the Africa Mercy® returned to Senegal. After leaving earlier than planned due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the hospital ship’s return in early 2022 was the fulfillment of a promise to hundreds of patients […] MORE INFO
