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News Meet Patient Rachidi
Rachidi suffered from a severe contracture of the leg that was the result of a farm-related burns injury
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News Meet Patient Elie
How has the Surgery Ship team helped Elie?
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News Meet Patient Barthelimy
Mercy Ships changed his life forever
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News Meet Miracle
A young boy's life changed forever by the Mercy Ship
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News Dr Mark Shrime
Surgeon on the Mercy Ship
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News Meet Dr Brian Barki
Anaesthetist on the Mercy ship
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News Surgery Ship Patient Julien
Doctors and volunteers of Mercy Ship have changed Julien's life by treating a tumour protruding from his lower jaw. This is his story.
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News Floating Hospitals Treat Those Impacted by Rising Seas
In parts of Bangladesh, flooding makes it impossible to build permanent hospitals. But that doesn’t mean people can’t get healthcare.
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More than 70% of the world’s population cannot access essential surgery. For many, the hospital ship Africa Mercy is their last hope. On board, a crew of world class medical volunteers from Australia and across the globe face the biggest challenges of their lives, working to provide lifesaving surgery to those with nowhere else to turn.

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