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01/12/2014

Rosa Maria’s story: After HIV battle, a chance for a new beginning

The “Save a Child from AIDS” project in Mexico City helps mothers to protect their babies from being infected with the HIV virus. Mothers receive medical counselling, nutritional support and regular check-ups to ensure they continue with antiretroviral treatment, as well as psychosocial support to help them deal with discrimination from their families and society.
Copyright: Eidolon/Malteser International, December 2010

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21/11/2014

Message of the President of Lithuania to the Order of Malta

President of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaitė, dedicates a message to the Order of Malta’s volunteers active across her country caring for the elderly, disabled and people living in poverty.

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12/11/2014

agreement for the opening of diplomatic relations between South Sudan and the Sovereign Order of Malta is signed in New York

An agreement for the opening of diplomatic relations between South Sudan and the Sovereign Order of Malta is signed in New York. The Order of Malta has been active in the South Sudan region for almost 20 years with numerous projects in the healthcare sector, in particular in training medical professionals. Photo: ichTV/ Malteser International

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04/11/2014

Fra’ Matthew Festing’s message on 25th anniversary of Hungarian Charity Service

On August 14, 1989, the Order of Malta Hungarian Charity Service set up the first refugee camp to deal with the tens of thousands of East German refugees fleeing into Hungary. For an intense period of over three months the Service cared for almost 47,000 refugees. To mark 25 years since the event, Fra’ Matthew Festing sent this message to the Charity Service.

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04/11/2014

Modern by Tradition: an introduction to the Order of Malta

Modern by Tradition – an introduction to the Order of Malta.
Founded in Jerusalem in the 11th century, the Order of Malta is a sovereign subject of international law and a lay religious order of the Catholic Church. Its 13,500 members, 80,000 volunteers and over 25,000 medical personnel are dedicated to caring for people in need. Projects are run across 120 countries, many of which help victims of armed conflicts and natural disasters by providing medical assistance, caring for refugees, and distributing medicines and basic equipment for survival.

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04/11/2014

Order of Malta International Summer Camp for Young Disabled 2014 – Holland

International Summer Camp for Young Disabled: for thirty-one consecutive years the Order of Malta’s members and volunteers have been getting together for an intense week in which they take care of their disabled contemporaries, removing all physical and mental barriers. This year’s camp, taking place in the heart of Holland, is attended by people from 23 countries. The hundreds of special events include a visit to Amsterdam through its canals and to the open-air museum in Arnhem, not to mention games, dancing, competitions and excursions.

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04/11/2014

Four Years of War in Syria

March 15th 2015 marks the fourth year since the beginning of the uprising in Syria, and a political solution to the crisis continues to be nowhere in sight. The Order of Malta provides medical aid to refugees and displaced persons in Syria, Lebanon and Turkey through the field hospitals and health centres of its Lebanese Association and Malteser International.
Images courtesy of Malteser International, Andrea Krogmann, Paolo Marchetti

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31/10/2014

Malteser International – for a life in health and dignity!

Malteser International is the Order of Malta’s worldwide relief agency. It provides humanitarian aid in all parts of the world without distinction of religion, race or political persuasion.

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29/10/2014

After Brussels and Liège, another reception centre for the homeless is opening in Ghent, Belgium

After Brussels and Liège, another reception centre for the homeless is opening in Ghent, Belgium. This is the third ‘La Fontaine’ centre run by the Order of Malta’s Belgian Association. The first was created 18 years ago in the capital Brussels to support people living on the streets; the second was opened 3 years later.

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