For Lily Orcel, from France, who was volunteering as a pediatric nurse for the first time with Mercy Ships, said it was eye-opening at first to see patients like Hamadou, who had been living with a treatable condition for so many years.

Source: https://www.africanews.it/english/boy-four-able-to-start-school-with-a-smile-thanks-to-surgical-charity/

Mercy Ships is an international NGO that operates the largest civilian hospital ships in the world to deliver surgical care and medical training.

Source: https://www.africanews.it/english/mercy-ships-recognised-for-outstanding-advocacy-campaign-on-access-to-surgical-and-anesthetic-care-and-education-across-the-surgical-ecosystem-in-africa/