Mercy Ships - Vincent Lo
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23 Aug 2023 |
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 Berwick
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This week our guest speaker is Vincent Lo from from Mercy Ships
Mercy Ships began our mission to provide hope and healing to those in need in 1978.
Each year we send hospital ships filled with volunteer professionals who selflessly provide life-changing surgeries
to children and adults who otherwise would go without. Together we are saving lives.
About Mercy Ships:
Mercy Ships is an NGO with the largest civilian hospital ships, having a primary focus on bringing free surgical care to the people of Africa. Our aim is to bring world class medical care to the people of Africa, where safe, affordable and timely surgical care is severely lacking, On top of providing 100% free surgical care to these forgotten poor, we also provide teaching and training to the local healthcare workers, in order to strengthen the county's health care system. Our crew consist of volunteers from over 40 different nations, and we choose to be self funded for our services, in order to facilitate maximum amount of donations to be utilised for our work for the patients.
About Vincent:
I am the Senior Pharmacist onboard the Africa Mercy, one of the 2 ships in our fleet of hospital ships serving the people of Africa. I recently returned from my 2nd term with Mercy Ships, spending 16 months onboard, out of those, 10 months in Senegal, West Africa. My job is involved in the clinical side of providing medications to all parts of the hospital, as well as servicing the 600+ local and international crew member onboard. And also, the logistical side of sourcing and arranging all the medicines require to supply the work we do. I was at a unique position to interact with all the patients receiving surgeries onboard, as well as pretty much all the crew members. So it is more than just counting tablets and typing labels! Moreover, I will be departing Melbourne on the 25th August to return to Sierra Leone and Madagascar for my 3rd field service, this time for 28 months.
