Rigiatu held her father tightly, looking around the admissions tent. 

Mai covered her chin with an orange rag to hide the tumor in her mouth. 

When a tumor started growing on Harding's face, his classmates made fun of him, and his parents abandoned him. 

Fatmata sat quietly in the Admissions tent, holding her 16-month-old daughter. 

A playground filled with children means a few tumbles and scraped knees. 

David had a brilliant smile and a positive attitude — despite being in pain for the past six years. 

Aminata was known as the witch of Freetown. 

Fatmata was 13 years old when she had to leave school. 

The professional medical volunteers on board our hospital ships, the Global Mercy and the Africa Mercy, perform thousands of free surgeries every year. 

A grandmother sat on a bench in the Africa Mercy's hospital ward.