Malteser International is the worldwide relief agency of the Sovereign Order of Malta for humanitarian aid.

India: Medical coverage for Tibetans

New health insurance plan reduces poverty risks of exiled minority

In the long run, all exiled Tibetan residents in India should have access to the innovative, community-based insurance plan.

More on the new Tibetan Medicare System

Haiti: Reconstruction continues

New preschool and maternity ward inaugurated in Darbonne

A festive ecumenical mass celebrated the opening of the new facilities built by Malteser International.

More about the new preschool and maternity ward in Haiti

Displacement in DR Congo

Thousands in need of food following attacks in South Kivu

Malteser International distributes food to 37,500 IDPs, focusing on families with malnourished children.  More on our food relief in DR Congo

Relief on the Philippines

A new beginning, thanks to new short-term homes

The 100 new temporary shelters for families affected by Tropical Storm Washi give residents courage to start over  Read Exelina's story...
Impressions from our projects
  • Living in a camp is exhausting - especially for the elderly. Photo: Tobias Kann
  • Dangerous Playground: These children at Mingora are risking infections when they are playing in the sewer. Photo: Malteser International
  • More than 1 million people are affected by the flooding: These women are trying to cope with the situation.
  • Strengthening of the self-help capacities of the marginalised communities is the most important objective of the project. Photo: Malteser International
  • During the severe flooding in the State of Veracruz, volunteers of the Mexican Order of Malta distributed blanket to the most needed. Photo: Orden de Malta Mexico
  • Malteser International works for traumatised people: Women that got victims of sexual violence meet regularly with their psychosocial attendant. (Photo: Birgit Betzelt)
  • After the floods in Pakistan, Malteser International supports the public health systems in the provinces Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab but sends its ten medical teams also to places where health facilities have been destroyed. Photo: Malteser International
  • Staff members of Malteser International in one of the temporary health centres in Labutta. Photo: Malteser International
  • A mother is asking for medical advice at the health centre in Canapé Vert. Photo: Juergen Hoppe
  • A laboratory is part of the health infrastructure in the refugee camp. Photo: Jörg Worms
  • A child in the kindergarten learns to wash its hands. Photo: Malteser International
 
Newsletter

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11.05.2012 Burkina Faso: Malteser International provides assistance to Mali refugees
10.05.2012 Vietnam: Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction
25.04.2012 Haiti: New preschool and maternity ward inaugurated in Darbonne
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Annual Review

Read all about our work in the year 2011 here!

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