Sovereign Military Hospitaller
Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta

Humanitarian & medical works

03/03/2020

Trees for Uganda, reforestation project for an eco-sustainable future

The eco-system in northern Uganda is at risk of collapse because of deforestation and climate changes. These phenomena mainly effect the poorest communities in the country, who live in that area

02/03/2020

Grand Chancellor visits nursery for poor children run the Order of Malta in Lisbon

The Grand Chancellor, Albrecht Boeselager, visited the Portuguese association of the Order of Malta last Friday, 28 of February. On the occasion, the Grand Chancellor met with the association’s board

Diplomatic Activities
02/03/2020

Order of Malta organizes meeting to scale up humanitarian response in the Middle East violence-affected regions

The Order of Malta organized a working meeting bringing together region Order’s ambassadors, association’s presidents as well as heads of Malteser International and Ordre de Malte France,

11/02/2020

Promoting social cohesion in Iraq

Tharaa A. Simaan, Malteser International’s Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant for the Ninewa Return Program in Iraq, explains the importance of social cohesion, the activities supported by Malteser International and the impact on communities in the Nineveh Plains.

20/01/2020

Leprosy, a disease surrounded by poverty, ignorance and shame

Hansen’s disease, more commonly known as leprosy, still exists and causes suffering, social exclusion and death in over 150 countries. This is why it is still absolutely necessary to continue to fight this disease and the prejudice surrounding it.

09/01/2020

Bushfires in Australia, the Hospitaller: “Order of Malta provides emergency relief”

“There are new developments every day and we are determining how best to help those who have lost everything. The Order is tackling this dramatic situation from a national perspective.”

07/01/2020

Order of Malta in Australia makes bushfire appeal

The Order of Malta’s association in Australia expresses its deepest concern for the violent bushfires which have been raging for months through parts of the country.

03/01/2020

Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem intensifies antenatal checks with awareness campaigns in the region

With over 4,700 births a year and a neonatal intensive care unit, Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem remains a fundamental point of reference for families in the West Bank.

30/12/2019

Malteser International and other aid agencies warn about the deterioration of food security in Haiti

Malteser International, together with many other humanitarian agencies working in Haiti, has expressed concern over the scale of the food crisis that has been confirmed by the publication of research of food security by the National Coordination of Food Security and the Ministry of Agriculture of the country.