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Mercy Ships and Liberia

The long-running relationship between Mercy Ships and Liberia has made a continued impact on the country’s surgical and anesthetic systems. From 2021 to 2023, long-term Mercy Ships personnel on the ground worked with Liberia’s Ministry of Health and national medical professionals to offer training and mentorship, provide strategic equipment donations, and perform highly specialized surgeries at partner hospitals.

Mercy Ships’ partnership with Liberia goes back many years. Monrovia was the first ever port of call for the Africa Mercy® when she began service in 2007, and the last for the Anastasis before she was retired. Between the two ships, Mercy Ships has conducted four field services in Monrovia since 2005. More than 3,000 people received free surgeries during the last visit in 2008. Volunteer crewmembers have had the honor of walking alongside the people of Liberia as they recover and rebuild following years of civil war that destroyed 95% of the nation’s healthcare infrastructure.

Mercy Ships and Liberia

The long-running relationship between Mercy Ships and Liberia has made a continued impact on the country’s surgical and anesthetic systems. From 2021 to 2023, long-term Mercy Ships personnel on the ground worked with Liberia’s Ministry of Health and national medical professionals to offer training and mentorship, provide strategic equipment donations, and perform highly specialized surgeries at partner hospitals.

Mercy Ships’ partnership with Liberia goes back many years. Monrovia was the first ever port of call for the Africa Mercy® when she began service in 2007, and the last for the Anastasis before she was retired. Between the two ships, Mercy Ships has conducted four field services in Monrovia since 2005. More than 3,000 people received free surgeries during the last visit in 2008. Volunteer crewmembers have had the honor of walking alongside the people of Liberia as they recover and rebuild following years of civil war that destroyed 95% of the nation’s healthcare infrastructure.

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In anticipation of the arrival of Mercy Ships in mid-August 2020, we are looking for a number of dedicated local workers to partner with us. Mercy Ships uses hospital ships to transform lives and serve nations, one at a time, through surgical intervention and medical capacity building. Although the main focus is the hospital, we need many different types of skills to support the hospital. Follow the link to find out more!

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Liberia

Mercy Ships hopes to return to Liberia with one of its hospital ships in the coming years.

The volunteer professionals of Mercy Ships have been honored to partner with Liberia’s Ministry of Health and local and international partners in the past by offering immediate surgical intervention on board the hospital ships and sharing advice and resources to build Liberia’s own capacity. Between 2022 and 2023, in partnership with the Ministry of Health, over 1,000 healthcare professionals received training in topics like Neonatal Resuscitation, Primary Trauma Care, Safe Surgery, and other key areas. Mercy Ships volunteers assisted with leadership development at four hospitals, and mentored biomedical technicians in all 15 counties. Twenty-four anesthesia systems were donated to 15 hospitals, accompanied by training for the users. Nursing kits and PPE were also donated throughout the country, and Mercy Ships personnel performed more than 200 surgeries in partnership with local hospitals.

  • Population

    5,072,025 people live in Liberia.

  • Healthcare

    .07 Physicians per 1000 people. In 2010 stats showed that per 1000 people, .8 hospital beds were available.

  • Previous Care

    Mercy Ships provided free surgeries to over 3,000 people during our last visit in 2008.

  • Cost

    All of Mercy Ships services are offered in Liberia at no cost.

Who We Are

Founded in 1978, Mercy Ships is a global faith-based charity that uses hospital ships and volunteer professionals to deliver free specialized surgical care and medical training to build the local healthcare systems with our host nations, focusing in Africa.

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Medical Training

Mercy Ships offers free training designed to empower healthcare workers and strengthen local healthcare systems. Instruction is specific to the unique needs of our host nation and planned in collaboration with the National Ministry of Health.

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How We Help

Mercy Ships comes alongside our host nation with volunteer professionals to address the immediate surgical needs of a nation, simultaneously training local healthcare workers, and collaboratively building healthcare infrastructure. This approach empowers our host’s sustainable progress and continued development.

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Who We Are

Founded in 1978, Mercy Ships is a global faith-based charity that uses hospital ships and volunteer professionals to deliver free specialized surgical care and medical training to build the local healthcare systems with our host nations, focusing in Africa.

Learn More

Medical Training

Mercy Ships offers free training designed to empower healthcare workers and strengthen local healthcare systems. Instruction is specific to the unique needs of our host nation and planned in collaboration with the National Ministry of Health.

Learn More

How We Help

Mercy Ships comes alongside our host nation with volunteer professionals to address the immediate surgical needs of a nation, simultaneously training local healthcare workers, and collaboratively building healthcare infrastructure. This approach empowers our host’s sustainable progress and continued development.

Learn More

  • Phase 1

     

    Awareness

    In collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Social Action, Mercy Ships will raise awareness in district health posts, health centers and regional hospitals.

  • Phase 2

    Call to Register

    Potential patients should be directed to the regional Hope Centers for registration during the registration week in their region.

     

    Phase 2

  • Phase 3

     

    Registration

    People who are recognised as potential patients can be registered in one of the registration clinics or through our online form.

  • Phase 4

    Consultation

    Mercy Ships their Patient Selection Team will visit regional hope centers to assess the registered patients.

     

    Phase 4

  • Phase 5

     

    Ship Visit

    Selected patients are invited to come to Monrovia for a secondary examination by a Mercy Ships surgeon.

  • Phase 6

    Surgery

    Once the Mercy Ships surgeon has seen the patient, he or she will be scheduled for surgery. Once the surgery and follow-up care is completed, the patient will be able to return to their home.

     

    Phase 6

FAQs

The Africa Mercy will be arriving in the middle of August 2020 and will stay for a 10 month field service.

Registration will begin several months before the arrival of the ship and will be communicated locally and on this website.

We will be needing many people to help as translators, extra hands, and partners during this time. There is much more information on this page about this.

Ask Us Anything

We are excited to share our story with you. We believe that a successful collaboration is based on mutual trust. By being transparent with local media and organizations and inviting them to learn more about our mission, we hope to build strong partnerships that will help us achieve our goals.

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Ask Us Anything

We are excited to share our story with you. We believe that a successful collaboration is based on mutual trust. By being transparent with local media and organizations and inviting them to learn more about our mission, we hope to build strong partnerships that will help us achieve our goals.

For this purpose, we have selected for you the most important facts and figures about Mercy Ships.

If you have any questions, please contact us using this form. Our team will get back to you as soon as possible.

Download our Press Pack

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Please be aware, we’re not taking any referrals through this form. Referrals through messages or email will not be received. Any other message we will try to respond to ASAP.

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Africa Service Center (ASC)

Rue Thann, Immeuble Sea View,

Appartement 3ème étage à droite,

Dakar, SENEGAL

Africa Service Center (ASC)

Rue Thann, Immeuble Sea View,

Appartement 3ème étage à droite,

Dakar, SENEGAL

Tel: +221782967104 /776447017

africa@mercyships.org

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Contact Us
News
Press
Videos

Africa Service Center (ASC)

Rue Thann, Immeuble Sea View,

Appartement 3ème étage à droite,

Dakar, SENEGAL

Africa Service Center (ASC)

Rue Thann, Immeuble Sea View,

Appartement 3ème étage à droite,

Dakar, SENEGAL

Tel: +221782967104 /776447017
africa@mercyships.org

© 2023 – Mercy Ships

Terms and conditions