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Learning to eat: Cheikh’s story

"Life is hard... and if you have a child who was born without the ability to eat, even more so," Ndeye said.

The boy with the strong spirit: Serigne

In a village in northwestern Senegal, the name Serigne has great meaning.

Thanks for your support

It seems like yesterday that we started counting the days of the new year and we have already consumed half of it!

Gratitude. Hope. Transformation.

At the end of a year we tend to take stock of what has happened: Gratitude, Hope and Transformation.

We heal Samba’s life

After 56 years with a cleft lip, it only took a two-hour surgery to change Samba's life.

Face to face after decades

The last time Catherine Conteh saw that familiar smile in front of her in Freetown, it was under very different circumstances.

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As volunteers on hospital ships, we travel to provide free world-class health services and safe surgical care. We are dedicated to strengthening local health systems, making a difference in communities with limited access to health.