CMAT announces partnership with Giving Tuesday Canada!

Canadian Medical Assistance Teams is proud to announce it is an official 2013 partner in Giving Tuesday Canada! Most people know about Black Friday and Cyber Monday  …now #GivingTuesdayCa is coming to Canada […]

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CMAT monitoring progress of Cyclone Phallin, off the coast of India.

  A fierce cyclone tore into India’s east coast on Saturday night, killing at least five people and forcing about half a million into overcrowded shelters as the storm threatened […]

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CMAT launches new website!!!

The Board of Directors of CMAT – Canadian Medical Assistance Teams is thrilled to announce the launch of our newly redesigned website!!! Special thanks to all those who spent countless […]

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CMAT welcomes two new directors to the Board!

Election Results                         In October, the board of directors called a general election for all positions on CMAT’s board. […]

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Voting for the CMAT Board of Directors (BOD) is now open!

Tuesday October 2, 2012 – As indicated in previous emails to voting members, one of the key functions of the AGM is to hold elections for the positions on the […]

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Iran: Twin earthquakes strike northwestern Iran.

Saturday, August 11, 2012 – At 16:53 local time on Saturday 11 August 2012, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale and at a depth of 9.9 […]

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Haïti – Two years later…

Thursday, January 12, 2012 – Today marks the second anniversary since the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti. It left in its wake a trail of massive destruction, including more than 200,000 […]

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Turkey: CMAT stands down deployment after Turkish PM announces no need for international assistance.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011 – In the immediate aftermath of Sunday’s earthquake, the Turkish government and local NGOs swiftly took action, and dispatched aid material and domestic personnel to the affected […]

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Turkey: Eastern city of Van hit by 7.2 magnitude quake

Courtesy BBC News. Sunday, October 23, 2011 – A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has hit eastern Turkey, causing deaths and injuries as buildings collapsed. The quake hit just north-east of the city of Van, […]

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Japan Earthquake and Tsunami – Six Months On….

Sunday, September 11, 2011 – Six months ago, on March 11, 2011 a massive earthquake struck off the coast of northern Japan. The earthquake and tsunami that followed caused the death […]

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