The Life Cycle’s mission statement:
“To raise money for life saving equipment in order to help persons suffering from renal failure and to raise awareness on organ transplants here in Malta”

The Life Cycle Organisation was founded in 1999 to create awareness and generate support for patients suffering from end stage renal disease.

To do this it organizes the Life Cycle Challenge, which is one of the most gruelling endurance events in Europe, pitting a dedicated team of Maltese cyclists against the elements in a long distance ride through different countries all over the world. This event covers an average of 2,000km in a mere 10 days and is held annually in the summer months.

By putting such an extreme event together, the Life Cycle Organization intends to attract the Maltese public’s attention to the plight of patients of the Renal Unit, and to encourage generous donations from the public. In past years, this Organization has raised a considerable sum of money, helping the government to cover the approximate figure of Lm 10,000/year per renal patient.

The Organization has three main aims:

• To raise awareness about Renal Disease.
• To raise funds for the high tech equipment necessary to upgrade the Renal Unit at St. Luke’s hospital.
• To increase the quality of life of Renal Patients by allowing them access to cutting edge levels of care.

All the funds raised by the Life Cycle Organization are donated to the Ministry of Health.

The Life Cycle Organization is a licensed charity NGO. Nr: 670184604

So far, the items collected are as follows:

1999/2000
• 4 Kidney machines (valued at Lm10,000 each)
• 3 Automated Peritoneal Dialysis (APD) Machines (valued at Lm5,000 each)

2000/2001
• Air conditioning system for Renal Unit (Lm8,000)
• Money donation towards procurement of a Haemodialysis Reverse Osmosis Plant

2002/2003
• 6 Kidney Machines (Lm10,000 each)
• 3 APD Machines (Lm5,000 each)

2003/2004
• 1 Kidney Machine (Lm10,000)
• 1 Dialysis Couch
• Refurbishments and extenstion of Renal Unit (Lm15,000)
• 9 APD Machines (Lm5,000 each)

2004/2005
• 14 APD Machines (Lm5,000 each)
• 1 Kidney Machine (Lm10,000)
• Aloka Ultrasound Machine
• Portable Site Rite Vascular Ultrasound Machine

2005/2006
• 4 Kidney Machine (Lm10,000)
• 1 Cycling exercise machine (for use by patients whilst on dialysis)
• 2 Couches
• 1 Hoist

2006/2007
• 4 Kidney Machines
• 1 Patient Hoist with Weighing Monitor
• 2 Couches with Scales
• 1 Cycling Machine