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

Humanitarian & medical works

Latest interventions
27/03/2018

The Order of Malta intervenes with emergency relief for Venezuelan refugees fleeing to Colombia

With over a million refugees now on Colombian soil, Malteser International - the Order of Malta’s worldwide relief agency - is providing emergency relief along the Colombian-Venezuelan border

09/03/2018

Syria’s civil war – Another grim anniversary after 7 years

“The desperate situation in Eastern Ghouta is a horrible and predictable recurrence of the states of siege in towns like Homs and Aleppo,” says Janine Lietmeyer, Country Group Manager for Syria and Lebanon at Malteser International, the Order of Malta’s worldwide Relief Agency.

Latest interventions
24/01/2018

World Leprosy Day: French volunteers take to the streets. 650,000 euro raised in 2017

Every two minutes a new case of leprosy is diagnosed in some part of the world. Contrary to common belief, Hansen’s Disease – the bacterial infection generally called leprosy – is present in 140 countries and continues to infect people, especially in some areas such as Asia and Africa, where half the world’s cases are recorded.

02/01/2018

Holy Family Hospital: over 75,000 babies born since 1990

The hospital, situated a few metres from the Church of the Nativity, has the only neonatal intensive care unit in the entire West Bank.

Latest interventions
28/12/2017

Health crisis looms on Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria

Malteser International and the Order’s delegation joint efforts

21/12/2017

Hungarian Charity Service of the Order of Malta is beneficiary of 2017 Christmas drive of Hungarian State TV

The Hungarian Charity Service of the Order of Malta (Magyar Máltai Szeretetszolgálat) was the beneficiary of the 2017 Christmas drive of Hungarian State TV

Latest interventions
27/11/2017

Inauguration of a new centre for Roma and Egyptian communities in Albania

The Albanian Organization of the Order of Malta (Malteser Albania) has recently inaugurated a multidisciplinary centre for individuals with special needs, and in particular for Roma and Egyptian people.