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Undaunted and determined, Merlin saves lives. We deliver medical expertise to the toughest places. And we stay to help build lasting health care.
Did you know that, every minute of the day, somewhere in the world, 13 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 18 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 40 countries and responded to some of the most serious humanitarian emergencies of recent history.
These include the Rwandan genocide, the Asian tsunami, Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar (Burma), the Haiti earthquake, Pakistan floods and 2011's devastating food crisis in east Africa.
Merlin now has over 6,000 staff members, 99% of whom are based in the field - and reaching the lives of 10 million people on average each year.