Mercer On Mission
Mercer On Mission
Health Care

India

TRAVEL DATES:
Summer 2025
GENERAL INFO:
Mercer On Mission has provided much-needed health screenings and health education to thousands of people in India since this program started in 2018. The program, which has a special focus on women and children, splits Mercerians’ time between inner city Delhi and rural northeastern India, near Darjeeling.

Meeting a Need

India is a populous country. While there have been advancements in education, technology and health care, many do not enjoy the rewards of this advancement. Forty percent of the population live in poverty. Many children are put to work and unable to obtain an education. Health care accessibility for the poor is limited. Human trafficking also is an issue. The Darjeeling area is a hub for human trafficking due to its proximity to Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan.

What You'll Do

The Mercer On Mission team will work with Life Centre Academy and P.U.S.H. (People Uniting to Stop Human Trafficking) during its time in India.

Life Centre Academy is a school set in one of the slum areas of Delhi. The children who attend the school are poor and have little chance of escaping poverty without an education. Life Centre Academy provides an opportunity for these children to receive high quality education along with love. In this slum area, there is no health care other than government-funded birth control.

Mercer students will provide well-child checks and health education for over 300 children at the school and first aid courses for the teachers. They will provide women-focused community clinics and health education for women. In addition, students will offer community screenings for diabetes, hypertension and chronic diseases. This work will be done alongside native health care workers.

I feel like having this experience while in pharmacy school will help me to lead my own mission trip or work on medical mission trips in the future.

Emily Bennett
Doctor of Pharmacy, ‘24

Academic Courses

Students are required to sign up for six hours of credit. The registrar will enroll you in courses for your program, including one class from each of the program's faculty.

Faculty

  • Dr. Stephanie Bennett – Clinical Assistant Professor, Georgia Baptist College of Nursing
  • Dr. Sara Mitchell – Clinical Associate Professor Emeritus, Georgia Baptist College of Nursing

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Interested?

Students interested in participating in a Mercer on Mission program will need to complete an online application before being considered for admission.
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