World's largest charity hospital ship to serve the people of Africa

Mercy Ships has announced the construction of the world's largest charity hospital ship, the Global Mercy.

Over 18 million people die each year due to lack of surgical care, 93 per cent of them from Africa, but Covid-19 is posing additional challenges to the already strained healthcare systems of poorer nations.

The 37,000-ton ship will set sail to Africa in late 2021, bringing free surgical and medical care to people in need…