Undaunted and determined, Merlin saves lives. It delivers medical expertise to the toughest places. And it stays to help build long term health care.
Every minute of the day, somewhere in the world, 12 people are treated by a Merlin health worker?
That’s a remarkable achievement for an organisation that was founded in 1993 by three young friends in a spare bedroom in London.
In just 20 years, Merlin has grown into the UK’s leading international health charity, with a reputation for acting fast to save lives when a crisis comes.
To date, Merlin has worked in over 50 countries and responded to some of the most serious humanitarian emergencies in recent history.
These include the Rwandan genocide, the Asian tsunami, Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar (Burma), theHaiti earthquake, Pakistan floods and 2011's devastating food crisis in east Africa.
Merlin now has over 4,500 staff members, 98% of whom are based in the field - and reaches the lives of 15 million people on average each year.
