Mercy Ships

Lee-Anne James is a Janssen clinical research manager whose home base is Australia. That is, when she and her family aren’t donating their time to Mercy Ships to help treat people who lack access to lifesaving healthcare.

To commemorate the month that the company first listed sutures in its 1887 inventory book, we’re unspooling fun facts about the ubiquitous medical innovation.

For this season of giving, we take a look at a special, 25-year partnership between Mercy Ships and Johnson & Johnson that’s leaving hope, healing and resilience in its wake.