Mercy in Action is a non-profit organization that focuses on the crisis in Maternal/Newborn/Child health care worldwide. Our main outreach is to pregnant women and new mothers. We have been establishing and funding free birth centers for poor families in the Philippines since 1991, and to date, more than 18,000 babies have been delivered free of charge for the poorest of the poor in Mercy In Action's Birth Centers, and tens of thousands more lives have been helped and healed in the medical outreaches. Mercy In Acton also operates a college of midwifery and holds seminars and training retreats to prepare midwives, nurses, and doctors to meet the global shortage of skilled birth attendants... read more Mercy in Action is a non-profit organization that focuses on the crisis in Maternal/Newborn/Child health care worldwide. Our main outreach is to pregnant women and new mothers. We have been establishing and funding free birth centers for poor families in the Philippines since 1991, and to date, more than 18,000 babies have been delivered free of charge for the poorest of the poor in Mercy In Action's Birth Centers, and tens of thousands more lives have been helped and healed in the medical outreaches. Mercy In Acton also operates a college of midwifery and holds seminars and training retreats to prepare midwives, nurses, and doctors to meet the global shortage of skilled birth attendants. We also train community visitors to accompany the parents on their journey of the First 1,000 Days of a child's life.
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By Jenny Fox | Project Leader
Dear Friend, Twenty-five years ago, I was enrolled in Mercy in Action College of Midwifery, and my journey as a person and a midwife was shaped by my time in the college. As an alumnus, I... Read the full report ›By Jenny Fox | Project Assistant
Dear Friend, Whether you have just begun partnering with Mercy in Action, or have walked beside us for a long time, I hope that you know that every donation truly has a life-saving impact. ... Read the full report ›By Vicki Allen Penwell | Executive Director
Thank you so much for supporting this new Mercy In Action birth center building project on Luzon Island in the Philippines! Though we are still in th building phase (the fire sprinklers are... Read the full report ›