Order Of Malta Lebanon

The Order of Malta is present in Lebanon since 1953, it manages a network of 60 operations through which it assists and supports, across the Lebanese territory, every person in need, regardless of their backgrounds or affiliations providing them with medical, social, & agricultural services, while establishing a benchmark of excellence, respecting diversity, & serving with humility. Its service provision to the vulnerable revolves around three main pillars: The Healthcare Pillar, the Social Pillar & the Agro-humanitarian Pillar with a network of Community Health Centers, Mobile Medical Units, Mobile Medical Antenna, Fixed Medical Antennas, Specialized Care Clinic, Partner Centers, Medical & Dental Laboratories, Training Center, Elderly Day Care Centers, Warm Homes for the elderly, Educational Therapeutic Center with Balneotherapy (Bhannes), Specialized Hosting Centers for the differently-abled (Chabrouh & Kfardebian), Agro-Humanitarian Centers, Mobile Community Kitchens, Telemedicine Program, Homecare Program, Mental Health Program, Volunteering Program, The Caravan Project, Spiritual Programs. The Order implements projects in cooperation with all religious communities, thus becoming, through its actions, an actor of Love, Peace, and Coexistence. The Order of Malta Lebanon is part of the Sovereign Hospitaller Order of Malta founded in Jerusalem in 1048. Subject of international law, it is a lay religious order, enjoying diplomatic relations with more than 112 States & the European Union, it has 18 official representations and a permanent observer status at the United Nations & many international organizations. It has 13.500 members, 42.000 professionals and 80.000 volunteers. It is neutral, impartial, & non-political. The Sovereign Order of Malta has an official convention signed with the Republic of Lebanon for humanitarian cooperation since 2009 which is implemented by the Lebanese Association of the Knights of Malta, also known as the Order of Malta Lebanon.