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Many of the poorest cities in the world are ports – places with the highest infant mortality, shortest life expectancy and lowest income. Mercy Ships docks in these ports deploying volunteer professionals to provide world class care for those who don’t have a National Health Service to turn to. Returning confidence and independence to vulnerable and isolated individuals Our hospital ship is self-contained, equipped with its’ own water, power and medical supplies. In this way Mercy Ships can side-step some of the basic and intractable problems facing other aid agencies – lack of reliable power, water and ways to deliver supplies – and make a lasting difference.
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Project Goal: Improve access to health care for ordinary people by ensuring that medical equipment is more widely available and in good working order Expected Outcomes: 8 Togolese staff from 4 local hospitals trained to repair and maintain essential medical equipment. 120 university students taught biomedical engineering basics, along with practical work aboard the Africa Mercy Cost: Total project costs are £32,259