DAKAR, Senegal--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Four-year-old Amadou was the first patient to receive a surgery on board the world’s largest civilian hospital ship, the Global Mercy® today. Born with one windswept ...

A 16-year-old girl is now free from a growing tumor on her neck after becoming the first patient to undergo surgery with international charity Mercy Ships ( ) in Madagascar in 2025. Rosalinda, from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A nonprofit is turning old cruise ships into floating hospitals — complete with operating rooms, pools, and family cabins ...

As the Africa Mercy® ( begins its third consecutive field service in Madagascar, 69-year-old Delphine became the first ...

Boynton Beach, FL, May 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The South Florida PBS Health Channel is proud to announce the premiere of The Surgery Ship, a compelling docuseries that takes viewers aboard a ...

Mercy Ships is known globally for its charitable work performing medical procedures in developing countries. For the first time, the organization has a new ship, Global Mercy, recently delivered from ...

Nonprofit Mercy Ships converts cruise ships into floating hospitals. Its first ship was an Italian cruiseliner, while another was previously a train ferry. Its newest ship, Global Mercy, was built for ...

Its first ship was an Italian cruiseliner, while another was previously a train ferry. Its newest ship, Global Mercy, was built for the nonprofit — a $200 million project. Not all cruise ships are ...