October 7, 2020 – BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (Franklin Lakes, NJ) is celebrating its 25 year of philanthropic partnership with the global nonprofit, Mercy Ships, by announcing its donation of $1 million in cash and product to support the construction and launch of the world’s largest non-governmental organization (NGO) hospital ship, which plans to sail to Africa in late 2021 under the name, Global Mercy.
Over the course of the 25-year partnership, BD has donated more than $1.5 million in cash and products to support Mercy Ships in its charitable mission of providing free surgical care to those in need. Today’s announcement brings BD’s total philanthropic investment in Mercy Ships to $2.5 million.
The organization’s new, custom-built hospital ship, Global Mercy, features six operating rooms, state-of-the-art technology, the highly-trained medical talent of a modern hospital, and the capacity to house more than 600 volunteers.