The Malta Hospice Movement is a voluntary organisation inspired by Christian values. It exists to provide and promote the highest standards of Palliative Care for all persons with cancer, motor neurone disease and other terminal diseases. It also aims to help and support their families and carers.
The Malta Hospice Movement was founded on 4th January 1989 when the Founding Members, who assumed the role of the first Council of Management, formally signed the Statute which governs the Movement.

The Founding Members drew their inspiration from the work of Dame Cicely Saunders who opened St Christopher’s Hospice in 1967 and the Movement continues to model itself on her ideals.  Dame Cicely’s extraordinary contribution to alleviating human suffering has resulted in world wide recognition and the mushrooming of palliative care services across the globe.
 
The Malta Hospice Movement is today caring for around 650 patients and their families.Most of our patients have cancer while a small number have motor neurone disease. They come from all over the Maltese Islands.

Our services to patients and their families are all free of charge. We welcome everyone and value them as unique individuals, whatever their race, religion or lifestyle.
We are a voluntary, ‘not-for-profit’ organisation. We receive around one third of our funding from the Department of Health and we need to raise the balance  to maintain our present levels of service.  This can only be done with the help of our volunteers and the generosity of the Maltese public.