[1] Developed in 2005 from the foreign aid service of Malteser Germany (founded 1953), and having the status of an independent eingetragener Verein since 2013, the agency has more than 50 years of experience in humanitarian relief.

The membership of Malteser International consists of 27 national associations and priories of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, who are responsible for supporting the organization within their jurisdictions.

[1] Some of the organisation's most important deployments include:[2] 27 national associations and priories of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta are currently members of Malteser International.

[4]In October 2020, Malteser International's first Secretary General Ingo Radtke marked his retirement after 15 years in the role, handing over to Clemens Graf von Mirbach-Harff.

Malteser International is committed by its statutes to helping people in all parts of the world without distinction of religion, race or political persuasion.