Emergency Tsunami relief projects for orphanages in Tamil Nadu, India and medical team missions to Sri Lanka and Indonesia

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March 11, 2005: CMAT provided an update today on its emergency Tsunami relief projects for orphanages in Tamil Nadu, India, and medical team missions to Sri Lanka and Indonesia.

A young girl receives a hygiene "life" kit at Sirumalar Home for Children in Tamil Nadu, India.

A young girl receives a hygiene “life” kit at Sirumalar Home for Children in Tamil Nadu, India.

Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India: Needs assessments were completed by CMAT Volunteers Tara Newell and James Caddell, two Canadians working with nine non-government funded orphanages in Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu.
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CMAT staff in joint relief operations with group on medical ship in Indonesia; to jointly distribute 50 tons of rice and oil from UN World Food Program; establishes medical services in Aceh for next six months

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The K.M. Batavia. CMAT teams are working with staff on the Batavia to deliver emergency medical services and humanitarian relief to communities on the western coast of Sumatra made inaccessible by the December 26 Tsunami. (February 4, 2005)

The K.M. Batavia. CMAT teams are working with staff on the Batavia to deliver emergency medical services and humanitarian relief to communities on the western coast of Sumatra made inaccessible by the December 26 Tsunami. (February 4, 2005)

February 21, 2005: CMAT announced today that its staff will be jointly working with a team on a medical ship making rounds sailing from Banda Aceh to Meuloboh along the Sumatran coast in Indonesia. The medical ship, the KM Batavia, is providing medical and emergency relief to communities along the Sumatran coast made inaccessible by the December 26 Tsunami.

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CMAT supporting deployment of medical teams to under serviced north-east coastal areas in Sri Lanka

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Medical Team gathers outside a clinic in Sri Lanka.

CMAT Canadian volunteer Ms. Edith Fortier (lower right) poses with medical team members to under serviced communities east coast Sri Lanka – Trincomalee district including Pudawaikattu, Kuchaveli, Nilaveli and Irrakkakandy. Team consisted of 7 doctors, 1 nurse and 12 volunteers. (March 5, 2005).

February, 18, 2005: CMAT announced today that it will be supporting a medical team to the northeast coast of Sri Lanka to under serviced areas along the coastal belt from Jamaliya to Pullmoddai which covers Irrakkandy, Kuchcheveli, Nilaveli up to Pullmoddai. Read more

CMAT to meet emergency needs of 1,210 children in nine orphanages in Tamil Nadu, India

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CMAT volunteer Tara Newell stands beside a truck delivering relief supplies to an orphanage in Tamil Nadu, India.

CMAT volunteer Tara Newell stands beside a truck delivering relief supplies to an orphanage in Tamil Nadu, India.

February 17, 2005: Two Canadian CMAT volunteers, James Caddell and Tara Newell, have completed a needs assessment in the Tsunami devastated Kanniyakumari district in Tamil Nadu, India.

As a result, CMAT will be supporting the emergency needs of 1,210 orphans and Tsunami affected children living in nine non-government funded orphanages in this district. These orphanages are accepting children from all castes, religions and cultures, without discrimination.

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