Malteser International | Health and Dignity for People in Need

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Emergency relief in Gaza

The humanitarian situation in Gaza is catastrophic. Together with the Order of Malta, we provide urgently needed emergency aid.

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In 2023 alone we provided aid through 145 projects in 37 countries worldwide. Read more in our new annual report.

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News

18.11.2024

Ukraine: Malteser International supports more than 80,000 people at the onset of winter

Cologne/Lviv. The third winter of war in Ukraine threatens to be particularly harsh for the population. Temperatures have already dropped significantly. After almost three years of war, many houses no longer have functioning heating systems and windows have been destroyed. The power grid is under heavy attack. “Attacks on Ukraine have increased distinctly in recent days. It is important now, at the beginning of winter, to support people while temperatures continue to fall."

04.11.2024

German Development Minister Schulze in Beirut

Beirut. On November 4, 2024, German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Svenja Schulze visited several Malteser International projects in Beirut. She met with families in a shelter who had been displaced due to the ongoing conflict. In the former school in Zouq Mkayel, which is currently being used as an emergency shelter, Malteser International is providing people with medical care and hot meals through its local partner, the Lebanese Order of Malta. During her visit, Minister Schulze also observed a Mobile Medical Unit, which brings care directly to people in need.

18.10.2024

Lebanon: Malteser International expands medical care for the people

Cologne/Beirut. With the support of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Malteser International is further expanding medical care for people affected by the attacks in Lebanon. In addition to the eleven health centers, the Order of Malta Lebanon staff are now also providing medical care directly in the emergency shelters.

02.10.2024

Lebanon: Malteser International expands humanitarian aid for internally displaced

The situation for the people of Lebanon continues to worsen following the recent escalation with massive attacks in the south and east of Lebanon and especially in the southern suburbs of Beirut. Together with its local partner organization, Malteser International is expanding its aid for internally displaced persons in Lebanon, including in particular medical aid, the distribution of hot meals and the procurement of urgently needed relief supplies.

25.09.2024

Lebanon: Malteser concerned about security and supply of health facilities

Cologne/Beirut. According to the UN, the attacks on southern and eastern Lebanon and the capital Beirut have been the deadliest in years. The local Ministry of Public Health reports that around 500 people have died and over 1,500 have been injured. More than a hundred thousand people are internally displaced. Staff at the health facilities of the Order of Malta Lebanon, the partner organization of Malteser International, must care for a growing number of people while also risking injury themselves.