It is an opportunity to mobilize political decision-makers and public, private, and community leaders in order to work together for the integration and scaling up of care surgery in national health development strategies.
To celebrate this historic event, the President of the Republic of Senegal, H.E. Mr. Macky Sall, has agreed to host this event in Dakar, Senegal from May to June 2022 to create a special partnership between the people of Africa and Mercy Ships.
This unique commemoration, the Africa Celebration, aims to:
(i) strengthen the relationship Mercy Ships has with the people of Africa and
(ii) increase opportunities for improved surgical care and training in Africa