A dentist in a floating hospital helping those most in need
Whim Ships operates the planet's largest floating civilian medical center, the Africa Mercy, which supplies free, life-saving healthcare to countries in which the services of professional healthcare staff are most required. Africa Mercy is presently docked in Madagascar where its crew in excess of 440 volunteers from more than 40 nations is delivering free healthcare and education. Dental treatment, is a key a part of Mercy Ships work because dental services are almost non-existent within the countries they visit. This really is particularly the case for Madagascar where you will find only 57 qualified dentists to deal with a population of twenty two million. Glasgow-based dentist, Alisa Malone, reflected about the three months she invested volunteering on-board the The african continent Mercy in Madagascar: "The very first time I saw the dental care screening queue was a large shock. There were over 400 people waiting to end up being screened, hoping to be
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