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20 Wheelchairs delivered to remote villages in North East Thailand

30/03/2020 


The Order of Malta Thailand delivered 20 wheelchairs to remote villages to St.Anna Catholic church and four Health Centres/hospitals in remote sub districts of Ubon Ratchathani.

The Wheelchair Project has been running annually since 2016. The wheelchairs are purchased and  distributed to the sick and poor, many living in dire poverty, in towns and remote villages. The wheelchairs provide the recipients with greater independence as they are otherwise usually reliant on family to move from their beds.

This activity was part of the Order of Malta Thailand Wheelchair Lent Appeal. The delivery was moved forward as orginally it was planned for Easter Sunday.

All wheelchairs were gladly received by the recipients as before we arrived they were laying on the bed with little option of moving around the house or garden, for many laying on beds or floors 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

The Order of Malta Thailand continues to Serve the Sick and the Poor to best ability.

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The Australian Association, formed in 1974, currently has in excess of 300 members and aspirant members across every State and Territory of Australia. We also have ongoing and strong links with the Order’s National Associations throughout the Asia Pacific Region including in Singapore and the Philippines and with members of the Order in New Zealand, Hong Kong SAR, Thailand and Korea. The Order of Malta is committed to serving Our Lords the Poor and Sick worldwide and has done so for over 900 years. This website shares with you the history, mission and current activities of the Order of Malta in Australia, and provides links to the work of the Order world-wide.