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26/04/2015
Initial emergency relief measures being prepared The first aid workers from Malteser International are on their way to Nepal. An assessment team was dispatched to the region on Sunday morning. On the scene, they will be able to form an overview of the situation and begin setting in motion the first emergency relief measures. The […]
01/04/2015
Malteser International: Care for the displaced gradually improves In the north of Iraq, care for those who have been displaced by the advance of the terror organization “Islamic State” (IS) is slowly improving. “International aid is gradually getting a better grip on things,” says Oliver Hochedez, Malteser International’s emergency relief coordinator, with regard to the […]
29/03/2015
On March 13, Cyclone Pam hit Vanuatu, destroying home, crops and contaminating water supplies. The Category Five cyclone was one of the worst to ever hit the region and has severely affected over half the nation’s population, with those living in rural areas particularly affected.Vanuatu has a population of 267,000 people spread over 65 inhabited […]
23/03/2015
Want to learn more about our International relief activities? Download Malteser International’s short activity report “Year in Review 2014” informing about the relief we were able to provide last year in more than 100 projects in 24 countries, together with our staff, partners and friends. Related articles: Gorman House Newsletter 2015 Video: 2014 in review […]
12/03/2015
Health care nearly collapsed, neighboring countries close to the limit of their capacity March 15th will mark the fourth year since the beginning of the uprising in Syria, and a political solution to the crisis continues to be nowhere in sight. Malteser International, the Order of Malta’s relief service for humanitarian aid, appeals to the […]
01/03/2015
A look back at some of the activities of Malteser International, the Order of Malta’s International Humanitarian Aid Agency, in 2014: Syria crisis, Iraq crisis, fight against Ebola in West Africa, care for HIV-affected mother in Mexico, South Sudan emergency relief and more.
23/02/2015
The Grand Master sends a message to the Holy Father to renew the Order of Malta’s adherence to the papal magisterium Some 1,300 came to Rome from all over the world to participate this morning in the mass and opening of the diocesan inquiry on the Cause of Beatification and Canonisation of the Servant of […]
19/02/2015
This Lent, make it count by sharing a simple meal with a Syrian refugee child. During the 40 days of Lent, we are called as Christians to develop a closer relationship to God through prayer, giving up, and giving back. We pray for a better world, and give up unnecessary things to remember what is […]
22/01/2015
The Lebanon Project – http://www.dw.de/the-lebanon-project/a-18146201 Hardly any other country has been so scarred by war and crisis as Lebanon. But this is also where young people from Europe take part in a project every summer that expresses the ideal of a common humanity. Karim’s back is covered in scars and his limbs are deformed. He […]
12/01/2015
Malteser International extends assistance until 2017 Five years after the terrible earthquake that destroyed large parts of Haiti, the country still needs further assistance despite some visible progress in the fields of social infrastructure. Malteser International will therefore continue to support the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the country at least until 2017. The relief service […]
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.
