WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Don Stephens, founder of Mercy Ships this past weekend at the opening event of the GE7 Africa Visionary Leaders Annual Summit ...

As the first female African pediatric surgeon to volunteer with Mercy Ships ( www.MercyShips.org ), Dr. Justina Seyi-Olajide is breaking barriers and making history. Not only does she deliver ...

Three local nursing students have met their fundraising goal and are now helping children aboard a Mercy Ship in Africa. Channel 9 first reported on Belmont Abbey College students Emma Harris, ...

A 7-year-old boy in West Africa who was going blind can now see again, thanks to life-changing eye surgery provided by the Mercy Ships charity. Mamadou, whose last name was not provided, was born with ...

DAKAR, Senegal--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Four-year-old Amadou was the first patient to receive a surgery on board the world’s largest civilian hospital ship, the Global Mercy® today. Born with one windswept ...

Sierra McClain exited 9-1-1: Lone Star after season 4 last year, and her character's absence in the final season was explained by a new work opportunity onboard one of the Mercy Ships, which operate ...

A new agreement between Mercy Ships International, MSC Group and its charitable arm, the MSC Foundation, will build a brand-new hospital ship that will offer free medical training and free surgery to ...

“I spent part of my childhood and early years of sailing in East Africa, a region very dear to me. I have witnessed firsthand the challenges faced by many local communities, and this has shaped my ...

The MSC Foundation, the MSC Group and Mercy Ships International have joined forces to build a new hospital ship. On 8 April, the chairman of MSC Group and MSC Foundation, Capt. Gianluigi Aponte, MSC ...

Thomas Edison. Jackie Robinson. Neil Armstrong. The Dalai Lama. Arnold Palmer. Those are only a few of the people who have won the Congressional Gold Medal, Congress' highest expression of ...