Diabetes: new health challenge in low-income countries

This year World Health Organization dedicates World Health Day to diabetes.

Malteser International provides aid to thousands displaced by fresh fighting near Mosul

Fears that thousands more will flee as the battle continues Malteser International is providing aid to what humanitarian planners fear could be the first of thousands of internally displaced people fleeing to safety from fighting near Mosul.

Young English group on pilgrimage to Rome: the Easter message of hope

Order of Malta leaders in healthcare, social and humanitarian issues meet in Valletta to review world health concerns and plan future care

Senior officials in the Order of Malta met to review their charitable works over the last 12 months, including support for migrants and such.

The Grand Master’s Meetings and Visits in Honduras

The National Autonomous University of Honduras has more than 80,000 students. The Grand Master was received in its Tegucigalpa headquarters by the Rector Julieta Castellanos and by the board of governors with whom he discussed the possibility of creating links, and especially to offer the students new opportunities for growth by serving the community.

The President of Honduras receives the Grand Master

The President of the Republic of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, received Fra’ Matthew Festing in the Presidential Palace in Tegucigalpa on 18 February last.

Italian Relief Corps’ New Syrian Refugee Rescue Mission in the Aegean presented to the Press

“The Aegean Sea is worse than the Mediterranean. The water is freezing and hides needle-sharp rocks that puncture rubber dinghies”.

Grand Chancellor’s Brussels Meetings Focus on Immigration and Refugee Crisis

The Grand Chancellor of the Sovereign Order of Malta, went to Brussels for a series of meetings with the European Union leaders, including the Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources.

Malteser International strengthens emergency aid for Syrians fleeing Aleppo

Tens of thousands of people are fleeing towards the Turkish border from Aleppo, as the Syrian government forces advance.