Sea Mercy - Remote Island Service Delivery Platform
Sea Mercy
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Description
We operate from a fleet of large sailing catamarans (45'-65'), whose design and operational abilities are perfect service delivery platforms for serving and delivering remote island programs. The advantages are as follows: 1. Our vessels shallow draft allows us to access any remote lagoon or harbor. 2. Their size and carrying capacity allows us to deliver the staff, supplies and services needed. 3. Their use of "sail" power vs. engines, greatly reduces our operational costs and extends our range of service. 4. The dual-hull design of a catamaran provides for a more stable working platform than single hull vessels and greater speed. Examples: In 2013 we operated a FHCC for in Tonga, delivering health care services staff, treatment and supplies to their remote islands (treating over 1,100 patients). January-May of 2014, we have filled the role of disaster relief vessel for the remote islands of Tonga (Ha'apai Group) what was devastated by cyclone Ian. We continue to deliver food, water, equipment and staff needed to help support the remote islands until their infrastructure can be rebuilt on those remote islands. We negotiated the donation of $170,000 in emergency relief medical supplies from Fiji to Tonga following the above cyclone and delivered those supplies to Tonga on our FHCC vessels. July through October of 2014, we will be providing a four FHCC vessels for the remote islands of Tonga (Ha'apai and Vava'u Groups) and Fiji (Yasawa, northern Lau and southern Lau Groups).
With the availability and access to a service delivery platform that can reach and access each/any remote island within an island nation partner, all local and international initiatives can now include all the islands, not just the primary islands.
Working directly with our island nation partners and international aid organizations initiatives and agenda's in mind, we schedule regular and consistent delivery of local and international health care teams and supplies, and disaster relief aid (food, water, shelter and medical supplies) to their remote islands that do not have access to such services.
The Republic of Fiji
The Kingdom of Tonga
SDGS & Targets
Goal 3
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
3.1
3.1.1
Maternal mortality ratio
3.1.2
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
3.2
3.2.1
Under-five mortality rate
3.2.2
Neonatal mortality rate
3.3
By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases
3.3.1
Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex, age and key populations
3.3.2
Tuberculosis incidence per 100,000 population
3.3.3
Malaria incidence per 1,000 population
3.3.4
Hepatitis B incidence per 100,000 population
3.3.5
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical diseases
3.4
3.4.1
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease
3.4.2
Suicide mortality rate
3.5
Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol
3.5.1
Coverage of treatment interventions (pharmacological, psychosocial and rehabilitation and aftercare services) for substance use disorders
3.5.2
Alcohol per capita consumption (aged 15 years and older) within a calendar year in litres of pure alcohol
3.6
3.6.1
Death rate due to road traffic injuries
3.7
By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, including for family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes
3.7.1
Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods
3.7.2
Adolescent birth rate (aged 10-14 years; aged 15-19 years) per 1,000 women in that age group
3.8
Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all
3.8.1
Coverage of essential health services
3.8.2
Proportion of population with large household expenditures on health as a share of total household expenditure or income
3.9
3.9.1
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution
3.9.2
Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (exposure to unsafe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for All (WASH) services)
3.9.3
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning
3.a
3.a.1
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older
3.b
Support the research and development of vaccines and medicines for the communicable and non-communicable diseases that primarily affect developing countries, provide access to affordable essential medicines and vaccines, in accordance with the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, which affirms the right of developing countries to use to the full the provisions in the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights regarding flexibilities to protect public health, and, in particular, provide access to medicines for all
3.b.1
Proportion of the target population covered by all vaccines included in their national programme
3.b.2
3.b.3
Proportion of health facilities that have a core set of relevant essential medicines available and affordable on a sustainable basis
3.c
3.c.1
Health worker density and distribution
3.d
Strengthen the capacity of all countries, in particular developing countries, for early warning, risk reduction and management of national and global health risks
3.d.1
International Health Regulations (IHR) capacity and health emergency preparedness
3.d.2
Percentage of bloodstream infections due to selected antimicrobial-resistant organisms
SDG 14 targets covered
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Region
- Asia and Pacific
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Richard Hackett, President