Join the runners bringing hope to the horizon for thousands of people in need of healthcare in the poorest countries.
Mercy Ships operates the world’s largest charity hospital ship and you will help to make a lifelong difference, one by one, supporting Mercy Ships surgeons, doctors, nurses and other specialists who give operations free-of-charge, treating those with no other hope of healing.
Blindness
Eye surgeons give free operations
Cleft Lip/Palate
Mercy Ships restores smiles for those born with cleft lip/palate, malnourished and at risk of starvation
Orthopaedic Operations
Mercy Ships enables children born with club feet or bowed legs to walk and join in everyday life.
Burns & Leprosy
Reconstructive surgery is given to some affected by scarring, burns or leprosy.
Oral Disease and Tumours
Surgeons provide free maxillo-facial operations, transforming faces.
Fistula Repair
Mercy Ships provides life-changing surgery for women suffering from childbirth injury.
Dental
Mobile dental clinics provide extractions and procedures.
Water and Sanitation and Healthcare Education and Development
Mercy Ships teams partner with locals to provide clean water and sanitation, healthcare facilities and in training local health workers and surgeons.