CMAT Monitoring Additional Explosion at Fukushima Nuclear Plant.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011 – CMAT Directors were in contact tonight with the Assessment Team who are currently on the ground in Tokyo, preparing for Air Lift Transport to the Sendai […]

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CMAT/ IMAT joint assessment team touches down in Tokyo.

Monday, March 14, 2011 – We arrived safe in Tokyo.  Tourist information told us there wasnt a single vacancy in the whole city.  Rental cars and trucks non-existent.  Even if there […]

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CMAT and IMAT Rapid Assessment Teams depart for Japan.

Sunday, March 13, 2011 – CMAT assessment team has departed from Vancouver and is travelling to earthquake and tsunami ravaged Japan. Depending on the assessment findings, the team would be the […]

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CMAT Rapid Assessment Team preparing to depart Sunday for Japan: team to evaluate health needs in devastated areas.

Saturday, March 12, 2011 – Canadian Medical Assistance Teams (CMAT) is deploying its rapid disaster assessment team to Sendai, Japan, scheduled to leave Sunday morning from Vancouver. The organization is also […]

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CMAT Rapid Assessment Team standing by for response after 8.9 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

Friday, March 11, 2011 – The largest earthquake in Japan’s recorded history struck offshore on Friday, and police say they’ve found as many as 300 bodies in the north-eastern coastal […]

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Haiti Earthquake: One Year Later

Wednesday January 12, 2011 – On January 12, 2010, the ground under Port Au Prince, Haiti and its environs shook. In 40 seconds, nearly 300,000 people died, and 1.5 million […]

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Courtesy cross-posting: UNICEF Seeks Health Professionals for Haiti Cholera Response

Thursday December 23, 2010 – The cholera epidemic continues to affect the people of Haiti, and this is a true emergency situation. CMAT has been asked by our colleagues at […]

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CMAT Primary Health Care Team 3 returns from Pakistan.

Friday October 22, 2010– CMAT Primary Health Care Team 3 arrived home from Pakistan on Friday, October 22. CMAT volunteers have treated more than 500 patients per week in the […]

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CMAT provides Toronto fire victims with much-needed clean up and recovery kits.

Friday, October 8, 2010 – Toronto –  CMAT is proud to provide the victims of the 200 Wellesley Street fire with clean up kits, to help to empower fire victims […]

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Third CMAT Primary Health Care team arrives in Pakistan to provide medical relief in flood zone.

October 6, 2010 – Canadian Medical Assistance Teams’ (CMAT) third Primary Health Care Team arrived in Karachi earlier today, and is travelling to work in Pakistan’s flooded region of Sukkur, […]

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