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Organization operates nationwide through regional and local branches, delivering first-aid education, emergency medical cover at events, and volunteer civil protection units, alongside social programs such as support for refugees, the homeless, and people without health insurance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Germany’s aid organization, Malteser: What you need to know |url=https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/9861/germanys-aid-organization-malteser-what-you-need-to-know |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=InfoMigrants |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to Munich: open doors for medical care for people without health insurance |url=https://www.orderofmalta.int/news/welcome-to-munich-open-doors-for-medical-care-for-people-without-health-insurance/ |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=Sovereign Military Order of Malta |language=en-US}}</ref> |
Organization operates nationwide through regional and local branches, delivering first-aid education, emergency medical cover at events, and volunteer civil protection units, alongside social programs such as support for refugees, the homeless, and people without health insurance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Germany’s aid organization, Malteser: What you need to know |url=https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/9861/germanys-aid-organization-malteser-what-you-need-to-know |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=InfoMigrants |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to Munich: open doors for medical care for people without health insurance |url=https://www.orderofmalta.int/news/welcome-to-munich-open-doors-for-medical-care-for-people-without-health-insurance/ |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=Sovereign Military Order of Malta |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Catholic relief and social service organisation in Germany
Malteser Hilfsdienst e.V. is a Catholic relief and social service organisation in Germany founded in 1953 by the German association of the Order of Malta.[1] Based in Cologne, it provides first-aid training, civil protection, disaster response and other social and health services.[2][3]
Malteser Hilfsdienst early overseas work included refugee assistance during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and a major medical relief programm in South Vietnam.[4] In 2005 its international activities were reorganised as Malteser International, designated the worldwide relief agency of the Order of Malta.[5]
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Organization operates nationwide through regional and local branches, delivering first-aid education, emergency medical cover at events, and volunteer civil protection units, alongside social programs such as support for refugees, the homeless, and people without health insurance.[6][7]
