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  • Mercy Ships Welcomes Presidential Visit on board, in Toamasina Harbor
    28.06.24
    Presidential Visit: Malagasy president His Excellency Andry Nirina Rajoelina visited patients and volunteers on board Mercy Ships’ hospital vessel to see for himself the lives being transformed.
    Mercy Ships Welcomes Presidential Visit on board, in Toamasina Harbor
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  • Day of the Seafarer: One Maritime Volunteer’s Story
    25.06.24
    On this Day of the Seafarer, Mercy Ships wants to honor all the people like Ishaka, volunteer assistant bosun on board the Global Mercy.
    Day of the Seafarer: One Maritime Volunteer’s Story
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  • An Electrician’s Journey to Finding Purpose and Professional Growth
    13.05.24
    When Jean Jacques Diouf came on board for the 1st time, he’d packed his suitcase with enough supplies for one week. Learn more about his professional growth!
    An Electrician’s Journey to Finding Purpose and Professional Growth
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  • THE MSC FOUNDATION, THE MSC GROUP AND MERCY SHIPS INTERNATIONAL JOIN FORCES TO BUILD A NEW HOSPITAL SHIP
    22.04.24
    The new purpose-built hospital ship will expand the impact of Mercy Ships’ life-changing surgeries, anaesthetic care and surgical education for future generations of patients and healthcare professionals in sub-Saharan Africa.
    THE MSC FOUNDATION, THE MSC GROUP AND MERCY SHIPS INTERNATIONAL JOIN FORCES TO BUILD A NEW HOSPITAL SHIP
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  • The Woman Who Forged Her Way Through Walls: Florence Bangura’s Story
    08.03.24
    Florence’s journey from oldest to newest Mercy Ship came full circle when she met the Global Mercy™ in 2023, the same year that the purpose-built hospital ship began welcoming its patients on board. Today, you can find Florence, now 49 years old, down in the engine room as a hotel engineering assistant.
    The Woman Who Forged Her Way Through Walls: Florence Bangura’s Story
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