Malteser International (MI), the worldwide relief agency of the Order of Malta for humanitarian aid, works in more than 20 countries in Africa, Asia and the Americas for people in need, regardless of their religion, origin or political affiliation. Its mission is to provide emergency relief as well as to implement rehabilitation measures and to facilitate the link between emergency relief and sustainable development. Christian values and the humanitarian principles of impartiality and independence form the basis of its work in the following areas: Relief, Reconstruction & Rehabilitation; Health & Nutrition; Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH); Livelihood & Social Programs and Disaster Risk Reduction.
MI has been working in Uganda since 1996. The focus of MI work is in bringing aid to refugees and host communities, primarily in the West Nile and Northern Uganda. In addition to implementing WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) activities in the north, MI implements various health related projects in Kampala jointly with MoH, selected hospitals and NGOs. Since 1st January 2019, we have been in partnership with MI to supplement on the GOU efforts to combat the spread of the Ebola in Uganda through the transit centers in some of the high risk districts in South West, Mid-west and West Nile region.