In 1992 , the foreign aid department of Malteser Germany combined forces with other relief services of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta around the world to form the '' Emergency Corps of the Order of Malta '' ( ECOM ) . ECOM provided relief after natural and man-made disasters , such as the Kosovo War ( 1998-1999 ) and the 2003 Bam earthquake in Iran . Malteser International was created to replace ECOM as the worldwide relief agency of the Order of Malta , in response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean , broadening its mission to include long-term rehabilitation and development programmes
2003 Bam earthquake
2003 Bam earthquake
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