Specialties
Anaesthesia
- Specialist physician anaesthesia provider (specialist PAP)
- Orthopaedic
- Paediatric
- Non-physician, nurse anaesthesia provider (nurse NPAP)
- Orthopaedic
- Paediatric
Ear nose and throat (ENT) surgery
- Facial plastics
- Head & neck
- Paediatric ENT
General Surgery
- Paediatric
Nursing
- Nurse anaesthetists
- Nurse practitioners
- Operating room nursing
- Paediatric nursing (medical and surgical)
- Perianaesthesia & recovery area nursing
- Perioperative nursing (operating room nursing & maxillofacial, oral and dental nursing)
- Rehabilitation nursing
- Surgical nursing
- Women’s health nursing
Ophthalmic Surgery
- Cataracts and refractive surgery
- Cornea and external disease
- Paediatrics
Oral & maxillofacial
- Head and Neck Cancer (Resection & Local/Pedicled Reconstruction)
- Cleft Lip & Palate Surgery
- Salivary Gland Surgery
- Paediatric Maxillofacial Surgery
- Oral Medicine
Orthopaedic Surgery
- Paediatrics
- Foot and ankle
Plastic, Reconstructive & Burns
- Reconstructive surgery
- Cleft lip and palate
- Head and neck
- Paediatric
- Maxillofacial
- Burns
- Post burns reconstruction
The scope of our work
- Operative surgery
- Education
- Bedside clinical teaching
- Intraoperative teaching
- Skills training
- Equipment
- Donation
- Maintenance
- Training
- Research
- Assistance with data collection, audit and outcome measurement
- Assistance in planning or establishing a training/residency program
- Exchange programmes
- Observerships for trainees
- Supervision of trainees
- Teaching a new skillset to a trained professional
Our Mission Statement
About 5 billion people worldwide do not have adequate access to essential surgery. Every year, Mercy Ships provides more than 2,000 free surgical interventions and 8,000 dental treatments to those without access in developing countries. Mercy Ships also works with host nations to help fill the gaps in healthcare systems through training opportunities and infrastructure projects. Since 1990, Mercy Ships has focused most of its efforts towards the African continent. Through the deployment of the two world’s largest civilian hospital ships, the Global Mercy and the Africa Mercy¸ Mercy Ships offers holistic support to developing nations striving to make healthcare accessible for all.Administrative HQ
Chemin de la Fauvette 98 Lausanne 1012 Switzerland
Telephone
+41 (0)21 654 32 03
Our website
https://mercyships.ch/Where we work
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Experience
Experience
Start Date 21 May 2025
End Date 21 May 2025
78th World Health Assembly Side Event : Strengthening Health Systems for Universal Health Coverage: Implementing Surgical Care
A VST (Visiting Surgical Team) in or around Geneva, Switzerland initiated by Mercy Ships5 billion people do not have access to safe, timely, and affordable surgical and anesthesia care when needed and over 100 million additional surgical procedures...
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