Mercy Ships Training Program Strategy
Mercy Ships works with partners and stakeholders to develop capacity building projects that improve the quality of medical services in the nations we serve. From strengthening technical skills and human capital, to improving working conditions and quality of care, our medical capacity building program works to provide sustainable improvements in hospital settings.
Alignment with Existing Health Development Plans
Many countries and development organizations create their own strategies to improve the healthcare system. Mercy Ships seeks to collaborate and align programmatic activities with these existing efforts. As a result, Mercy Ships becomes part of a broader approach for systemic development.
Strategic Hospital Development
On the national level, Mercy Ships focuses this approach on particular medical facilities located in the partner country. As a hospital ship that provides a model example of a Western/African hospital, the organization is well suited to help boost the capacity at strategic local facilities. Mercy Ships collaborates with the government and other partners to identify which hospitals have the greatest need, will benefit from development efforts and align with existing strategic plans for health system improvement. By focusing on strategic medical facilities, the organization is able to concentrate and coordinate capacity-building efforts during the country engagement.