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Ella Hawthorne | NZ Optics

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Ella Hawthorne

2 articles

Optometry Features

Adopting a different world of eyecare – Mercy Ships sail again!

There are many things I’ve learnt during my time volunteering on board Mercy Ships’ Global Mercy, the largest purpose-built civilian hospital ship in the world. Before I joined Mercy Ships, I’d expected I would learn about running a hospital on a ship, maritime rules and regulations, healthcare syst

18 Feb 2024|7 min read

Optometry News

Global Mercy sets sail for Africa

Have you ever considered what it takes to set up a brand-new hospital? What about restarting an ophthalmology programme in a post-Covid world? How about doing both on a ship? Ella Hawthorne boarded the Global Mercy, the world’s largest seafaring civilian hospital, to help do just that. Here she shar

11 Jun 2023|6 min read