Malteser International Pakistan

Malteser International (MI) is a worldwide relief organization with more than 50 years of experience in humanitarian aid and at present covers around 100 projects in about 20 countries in Africa, Asia and the Americas. Malteser International provides aid in all parts of the world without distinction of religion, race or political persuasion. Christian values and the Humanitarian principles of impartiality, neutrality and independence are the foundation of its work. Its mission is not only to provide emergency relief, but also to implement rehabilitation measures and to facilitate the link between emergency relief and sustainable development. Malteser International establishes and promotes primary healthcare services and seeks to reduce vulnerability and poverty. MI started its activities in Pakistan after the devastating earthquake in 2005 in Azad Jammu & Kashmir. Since then, the organization has responded to several natural and manmade disasters with emergency relief, including emergency medical assistance, food, NFIs, shelter, water and sanitation. MI has focused its post-disaster recovery and reconstruction efforts in the health sector, supporting capacity development and infrastructure improvements for primary health care and mother and child health. Considering the region’s highly hazardous environment, disaster risk reduction and management has also become a main focus of MI’s capacity development work in Pakistan. In addition, MI’s Pakistan program contributes to overall improvements in public health and reductions in household vulnerability in our target areas through WASH and Livelihoods interventions that complement our health and DRR programs.