Mercy ships is a company that thrives on the idea that people deserve health care, even if they have no access to it. Their mission started in the 80’s, and is still prevalent today. What they do is man ships with volunteers, turn the ships into mobile hospitals, and boat around the world towards countries without healthcare. On their website they show a chart listing all that happens in just one single day on the African Mercy, their current ship. Here are some of the numbers: 138 dental procedures, 128 beds, 10 radiology procedures, and over 1600 hours of labor. The procedures they do are both large, and small. A specific story shown by Sevenly was about an African boy with a deformity on his face. In his community they outcast people with deformities; Mercy Ships visited his community and he was allowed to have a surgery that removed the growth. These stories are not rare for Mercy Ships however, they are abundant. These are the kinds of life changes they strive for on a daily basis.
For more information see the Mercy Ships website:
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