Haiti hit by Second Quake 6.1 magnitude – team confirmed safe

Wednesday, January 20, 2010 – Haiti was hit by another strong earthquake, just eight days after the previous one in Port-au-Prince which left up to 200,000 dead. The quake was registered […]

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Canadian Medical Assistance Teams arrive in Léogâne, Haiti

Orthopaedic Surgeon and Anesthetist among medical volunteers setting up field hospital in devastated region   TORONTO, January 19, 2010 – Canadian Medical Assistance Teams (CMAT)’s second team of medical volunteers […]

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CMAT Assessment Team arrives in Port-au-Prince

Saturday, January 16, 2010 – Port-au-Prince – CMAT reported that at approximately 6:45pm (Eastern time) the first CMAT assessment team safely arrived at Port-Au-Prince.  The team is the first of many […]

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Worst Earthquake in over a century hits Haiti

Wednesday January 13, 2010 – Port-au-Prince, Haiti:  A magnitude 7.0 quake with more then 20 aftershocks to date struck shortly before 5 p.m. the U.S. Geological Survey reported. It could […]

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CMAT Relief effort in China to change focus.

Thursday May 22, 2008 – TORONTO/ VANCOUVER: Canadian Medical Assessment Team (CMAT) Response Coordinators established contact early yesterday morning by satellite phone with the CMAT assessment team in earthquake-affected Sichuan, […]

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News Coverage: Canadian doctors head to China quake zone

May 18, 2008 – National news coverage of CMAT teams deploying to China. CBC News: Canadian doctors head to China quake zone CityTV News – CMAT team departing CTV News […]

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CMAT Assessment Team to depart tomorrow for China

Friday May 16, 2008 – TORONTO/ VANCOUVER: Canadian Medical Assistance Teams will hold a news conference on Saturday May 17, 2008 at 9:30am to announce the departure of the first […]

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CMAT Director briefs CBC National News

May 14 – 2008 – Comox, British Columbia: CMAT Director Bill Coltart briefed CBC National news today on CMAT’s emergency response plan and capabilities for China. Click here to view […]

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CMAT readying assessment team to aid Toronto’s sister city in China

May 12, 2008 – Toronto: Canadian Medical Assistance Teams have readied their assessment team to respond to the earthquake which happened earlier today in China. Chongqing, Toronto’s sister city in […]

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CMAT endorses ‘The Dhaka Project’ – a grassroots project in Dhaka slums

Tuesday, September 18, 2007 – BRANTFORD, CANADA: CMAT announced today that it has endorsed the activities of the Dhaka Project – a grassroots humanitarian project started by Ms. Maria Conceicao, a […]

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