Surgery Ship

One ship. Thousands of patients. One year to help. A team of medics facing life and death decisions.
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SEASON 1

S1 E8 - Episode 8
Mother of three, Houefassi, has a crushing tumor removed from her neck in a marathon 9-hour surgery.
06.24.2018 | 44m
S1 E7 - Episode 7
Mercy Ships' volunteers are faced with an Ebola scare as surgeons treat a young girl with extremely bent legs due to malnutrition.
06.24.2018 | 44m
S1 E6 - Episode 6
The screening team travels upcountry to remote areas of Benin to bring the resources of The Surgery Ship inland.
06.24.2018 | 44m
S1 E5 - Episode 5
The volunteer medics continue to treat extraordinary cases of medical need..
06.24.2018 | 44m
S1 E4 - Episode 4
Benin is home to Christianity, Islam and Voodoo, a religion where some believe curses cause monstrous deformities.
06.24.2018 | 44m
S1 E3 - Episode 3
While medics continue to treat extraordinary cases of medical need, Dr Gary Parker and Captain John Borrow reflect on their decades with the Mercy Ships.
06.24.2018 | 44m
S1 E2 - Episode 2
More children suffer burn injuries in Africa each year than any other place in the world, and yet proper medical treatment is lacking.
06.24.2018 | 44m
S1 E1 - Episode 1
When the surgery ship Africa Mercy docks in Benin, West Africa, thousands of desperate people crush the screening line as Nate leads a team to help.
06.24.2018 | 44m

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