Mercy Ships operates in primarily in West Africa, although recently it visited Madagascar for two field services.
[8] The completed film was broadcast in December 2013 in Australia, followed by international festival release in 2014 of the longer feature documentary.
[citation needed] The Surgery Ship single-feature documentary was successful screening at multiple festivals.
[14] The Surgery Ship series was broadcast to strong critical support in 2017 on National Geographic People Channel.
The Surgery Ship series was made available to watch without subscription on National Geographic channel in the U.S. for the first time in 2023.