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6 delivery of safe surgical care at its center 9/"+3,0.)+(3()+$#)3)$,.;/:16,3)/1;/#(",.3($,#"/1,-./0,.."7".< Mercy Ships delivers capacity-building healthcare education programs to reinforce sustainable care in Africa. 9("+"*#/-#,5+)6"13);%#"-)/1,.1""6+,164/#>$./+".%4)3(./$,.-/7"#15"13+3/"+3,0.)+()1)3),3)7"+3(,35,>",.,+3)1-6);;"#"1$"8 *"$);)$,..%<3("]G^:#-)$,.,;"3%N("$>.)+3,16M);"0/I9",59#,)1)1-*#/7)6")1+3#:$3)/1;/# *,#3)$)*,13+,3#"-)/1,.(/+*)3,.+,16,++)+3)1)5*."5"13,3)/1/;0"+3*#,$3)$"+,16:+"/;*:.+" /I)5"3"#+3/)5*#/7"3("Z:,.)3%/;+:#-)$,.$,#"*#/7)6"6,3#"+*"$3)7";,$).)3)"+8 delivering quality programming to countries with struggling healthcare systems d/#yr%",#+<"#$%()*+(,+0""1$/..,0/#,3)1-4)3(./$,.,16-./0,. *,#31"#+3/3#,1+;/#53("+:#-)$,."$/+%+3"5)13("6"7"./*)1-1,3)/1+ 3(#/:-(,1)13"-#,3"6*#/-#,56"+)-1/;3(#""*)..,#+e Mercy Ships: Health Systems Strengthening in Sub-Saharan Africa 6

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8 innovative approach with state-of-the-art delivery 9("*#)5,#%0"1";)3/;:+)1-,(/+*)3,.+()*7"#+:+,.,16K0,+"6;,$).)3%)+$/13#/./;"17)#/15"138E1.)>",.,16K0,+"6$.)1)$/#(/+*)3,.<,+()*)+1/3 $/1+3#,)1"60%.,$>/;,6"Z:,3")1;#,+3#:$3:#"+:$(,+"."$3#)$)3%/#4,3"#8The state-of-the-art hospital aboard the Africa Mercy can be delivered to areas of great need to fulfill the mission regardless of local infrastructure constraints such as power failures or unsanitary water, making it a sustainable delivery platform in the developing world.?66)3)/1,..%<"#$%()*+ 0#)1-+4/#.6K$.,++"Z:)*5"13)1$.:6)1-,$$"++3/$/5*:3"#+<.,0/#,3/#)"+,166),-1/+3)$3//.+8As a result, Mercy Ships is able to offer first-world quality care to the poorest of the poor. 9("+()*K0,+"6(/+*)3,.5/6"./;"#$%()*+,.+/*#/7)6"+,1"I$".."137"1:";/#3#,)1)1-*#/@"$3+8 E3).)2)1-,5/0)."*.,3;/#5<3("/#-,1)2,3)/1)+,0."3/0#)1-$,*,$)3%K0:).6)1-/**/#3:1)3)"+3/?;#)$,8 9()+5/6".*#/7)6"+*#/;"++)/1,.+4)3(,./$,./*3)/13/*,#3)$)*,3")1,()-(KZ:,.)3%"6:$,3)/1*#/-#,58 d:#3("#5/#"<3("*#/i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e3("./$,.(",.3($,#"6".)7"#%+%+3"55:+3$/13)1:"3/*#/7)6"+"#7)$"+ #"-,#6."++/;3("+()*[+*#"+"1$"8 Mercy Ships: Health Systems Strengthening in Sub-Saharan Africa 8

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An introduction to Mercy Ships Australia

An introduction to Mercy Ships Australia Mercy Ships Rotary Foundation Strategic Partner Mercy Ships is a Rotary Foundation Strategic Partner and receives a packaged grant for disease prevention and treatment.