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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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28/10/2014

Lampedusa: the door to the future by the Order of Malta Italian Relief Corps

Lampedusa: the door to the future
Medics of the Order of Malta Italian Relief Corps operate on Italian navy vessels, patrolling its SAR ‘Search and Rescue’ region in the Mediterranean to rescue refugees and migrants fleeing to Europe.

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24/10/2014

‘Get Involved’ by the Irish Association of the Order of Malta

Order of Malta Ireland runs a 4,000-strong volunteer Ambulance Corps which, during the last year, travelled over 300,000 kilometres, transporting over 12,000 patients with over 100,000 volunteer hours of duty. This equates to 1 person working 24/7 for over 12 years!

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24/10/2014

‘At the gateway of hope’ by the Italian Relief Corps of the Order of Malta

Since 2008 the Order of Malta’s Italian Relief Corps has rescued and provided medical treatment to thousands of children, women and men passing through the Strait of Sicily to reach Lampedusa, outpost of Europe, on board makeshift and often overcrowded crafts.

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24/10/2014

‘Caring with kindness’ by Order of Malta Italy

Over 90 disabled young people and volunteers participated in the Order of Malta’s Italian summer camp for disabled young people. Two volunteers were allocated to each disabled person to guarantee the best care and attention and to enable newcomers to learn from the more experienced. Federica, at 17 the youngest volunteer in the group, tells us: “I started almost by chance. I was accompanying a friend and I became so involved that I wanted to repeat the experience in future years.”

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24/10/2014

Hungarian Charity Service of the Order of Malta

Founded in 1989, the Hungarian Charity Service of the Order of Malta (MMSz) has 5000 regular and 15,000 casual volunteers. Led by Padre Imre Kozma, president of the Charity Service of the Order of Malta, it is now one of the major welfare organisations in the country and trusted partner of Hungarian institutions. It has 350 branches, 130 local volunteer groups, 210 institutes and 1200 employees. The MMSz also works in the civil defence area with its own team to assist victims of natural disasters both in Hungary and abroad. It celebrated its 25th anniversary this year.

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25/09/2014

Across Hungary the Order of Malta’s Charity Service (MMSz) is sending its doctors to isolated communities living in great poverty

El servicio de ayuda de la Orden de Malta envía médicos por toda Hungría, hasta las comunidades aisladas que viven en situación de pobreza extrema. En el asentamiento rom de Monor un tercio de los residentes tienen la tensión alta, y entre el 15 y el 20% de los niños tienen dificultades visuales.

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17/09/2014

The Order of Malta relief corps in Romania delivered over 21,000 food packages to the elderly poor across the country last year

El cuerpo de ayuda de la Orden de Malta en Rumania entregó el año pasado más de 21.000 comidas a los pobres ancianos en todo el país, dando un apoyo esencial a personas afectadas por situaciones financieras precarias. Además, se proporcionaron cada día comidas calientes a más de 500 personas. Foto: MRSA St.George

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14/07/2014

Ordre de Malte France has been providing refugees in Burkina Faso with medical aid and emergency supplies since the start of the crisis in Mali

Desde el inicio de la crisis en Mali, Orden de Malta Francia ofrece ayuda médica y de emergencia a los refugiados en Burkina Faso. El personal de primeros auxilios garantiza la asistencia en los centros médicos y los campos de refugiados cerca de la frontera con Mali, y presta atención sanitaria a la población local.

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