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Endless hope and care to give.

Since over 50% of the world’s population lives near a coast, our ships are the best way to reach people in need with personalized, state-of-the-art medical care.

Answering the call.

Globally, 5 billion people lack access to safe surgery. With the support of people like you, we deploy hospital ships to combat this overwhelming statistic.

Around the world in places without access to medical care, there are children, teens and adults suffering and dying from treatable causes. Without help, one child in eight will die before age 5. Together, we can reach these vulnerable children and families and provide the hope and healing they have been praying for.

Our hospital ships are filled with state-of-the-art medical equipment and a volunteer crew of doctors, nurses, medical staff, technicians, teachers, physical therapists and other caring people driven by mercy to help make the world a better, healthier place for all.

Driven by a sea of change.

Mercy Ships began our mission to provide hope and healing to those in need in 1978. Each year we send hospital ships filled with volunteer medical professionals who selflessly provide life-changing surgeries to children and adults who otherwise would go without. Together we are saving lives.

Mission

We follow the 2,000-year-old model of Jesus, bringing hope and healing to the world’s forgotten poor.

Mission

We follow the 2,000-year-old model of Jesus, bringing hope and healing to the world’s forgotten poor.

Mission

We follow the 2,000-year-old model of Jesus, bringing hope and healing to the world’s forgotten poor.

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Healthcare is a human right.

Mercy Ships believes that everyone deserves a life full of promise and potential. That every mother deserves to see her child grow healthy and thrive. And that being able to access the medical care you need should never depend on where you are born.

We believe that healthcare is an human right, and we are committed to reaching children and families in need of safe surgical care with state-of-the-art hospital ships filled with compassionate volunteer healthcare providers.

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