Why Serve?
Do you want to use your skills to make a difference in your own country and to serve your neighbor nations?
Mercy Ships is dedicated to partnering with countries across Africa, delivering specialized surgery and healthcare education with the mission of strengthening local surgical systems. Currently, 93% of the population in sub-Saharan Africa cannot access timely, affordable, safe surgical care.
With nearly 50% of the world’s population living within 100 kilometers of a coast, hospital ships are the most efficient platform to provide direct surgical care and build best-in-class medical capacity.
Your skills are needed! The two hospital ships in the Mercy Ships fleet, the Global Mercy™ and the Africa Mercy®, are powered by people just like you.
Are you ready to join this compassionate, multicultural community? Come together with volunteers from all over the world to bring hope and healing to those who need it most.
Hear from Denise Ngum, a Mercy Ships volunteer
Vacant positions
The Mercy Ships crew is made up of thousands of volunteers from countries around the world. It takes more than surgeons and nurses – the crew also includes deckhands, cooks, AV technicians, teachers, electricians, and more. Check out the open volunteer opportunities if you want to be a part of this mission.
We’d Love to Hear from You
Join us as we seek to change access to safe surgical, obstetric and anaesthetic care across Africa.
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