CMAT Team 9 returns from Haiti

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CMAT Team 9 (L-R) Kim McCann, RN from Port Perry, ON., Rebecca Stevens, RN from Surrey, BC., Janie McCabe, RN from Napanee, ON., Margaret Hyslop, Mental Health worker from Merritt, BC, Julie Roberts, PCP from Vancouver, BC and Dr. Mark Hyslop, MD from Merritt, BC.

CMAT Team 9 (L-R) Kim McCann, RN from Port Perry, ON., Rebecca Stevens, RN from Surrey, BC., Janie McCabe, RN from Napanee, ON., Margaret Hyslop, Mental Health worker from Merritt, BC, Julie Roberts, PCP from Vancouver, BC and Dr. Mark Hyslop, MD from Merritt, BC.

June 10, 2010 – Canadian Medical Assistance Teams’ ninth team of medical volunteers recently returned from their rotation in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

CMAT, in collaboration with International Medical Assistance Team (IMAT) and the JP HRO (Jenkins Penn Haiti Relief Organization) continues to provide medical assistance in the quake-ravaged region.

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CMAT Executive Director visits memorial for Chinese Earthquake victims

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CMAT Executive Director Valerie Rzepka honoured the memory of those lost in the the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, by visiting the town of Beichuan, preserved as a memorial to the earthquake victims, and laying flowers on behalf of Canadians at the central memorial site.

CMAT Executive Director Valerie Rzepka honoured the memory of those lost in the the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, by visiting the town of Beichuan, preserved as a memorial to the earthquake victims, and laying flowers on behalf of Canadians at the central memorial site.

May 27, 2010 – Beichuan County, Sichuan, China – CMAT Executive Director Valerie Rzepka honoured the memory of those lost in the the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, by visiting the town of Beichuan, preserved as a memorial to the earthquake victims, and laying flowers on behalf of Canadians at the central memorial site. “Seeing the immensity of the destruction even now, two years later, is very emotional. There are children buried in the public school and entire families lost who will never be recovered.”

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CMAT contributes towards Sichuan, China reconstruction efforts.

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CMAT Executive Director Valerie Rzepka shakes hands and provides a donation of ¥85,000 RMB to Ms. Ma, Chairperson of Mianyang Municipal Handicapped Federation

CMAT Executive Director Valerie Rzepka shakes hands and provides a donation of ¥85,000 RMB to Ms. Ma, Chairperson of Mianyang Municipal Handicapped Federation

May  26, 2010 – Mianyang, Sichuan, China – CMAT Executive Director Valerie Rzepka visited the temporary home of the Mianyang Youxian District Special Education School earlier today, and presented them with a cheque for ¥85,000 (approx $12,500 CAD). “CMAT is very excited to be able to contribute to the reconstruction of the special education school, which was destroyed in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake”, she said.

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More photos from Haiti

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CMAT and J/P HRO - Collaboration at its finest!

CMAT and J/P HRO – Collaboration at its finest!

Saturday, May 15, 2010 – Petionville, Haiti – Team 8 continues to do great work in Haiti, seeing 200 to 250 patients per day, and delivering 3-4 babies per day.

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