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“Rotterdam Cargo Day Committee” of Mercy Ships

29 November 2022

On 22 November 2022, the inaugural members meeting was held of the newly established “Rotterdam Cargo Day Committee” of Mercy Ships. need with personalized, state-of-the-art medical care.

 

Claudia Beumer of Verenigde Tankrederij is on the left, followed by Corrine Kemp of Mercy Ships and Lykke Saulnier Kristiansen of Braskem, and at the very right, Henk Mooij of Vertom Tanker Chartering. Unfortunately, Judith Toth of Riverlake was not able to attend.

Mercy ships is a NGO that uses hospital ships to provide essential medical support, changing the lives of those who would not otherwise be able to afford it. During the past 30 years, Mercy Ships has conducted 41 field services in 14 African countries with the 16,572-ton Africa Mercy (with five operating rooms and 80 patient beds). This mission is now complemented by the 37,000-ton Global Mercy (with 6 operating rooms and 199 patient beds).

This foundation raises money to operate the two hospital ships, reaching people in need with personalized and state-of-the-art medical care, bringing hope and healing to people in sub-Saharan Africa.

The Dutch committee’s objective is to establish a solid Mercy Ships’ fund-raising base in The Netherlands.

 

 

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