CMAT Update November 17, 2013 1200 Hours Pacific Time

With the CMAT Team deployed to the field we have had to cancel our virtual Annual General Meeting. Please Join Rocco Lombardi and Kathy Harms of the CMAT Executive for […]

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Canadian Medical Assistance Teams Annual General Meeting Cancellation

Important Update to  AGM Webcast Scheduled for November 17, 2013 at 3pm ET As you know, CMAT has deployed to the Philippines in response to Typhoon Haiyan. We currently have […]

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CMAT Assessment Team completes initial survey of Northern Cebu

  Daanbantayan, Cebu Province – Saturday November 16, 2013: The CMAT Assessment today travelled to the northern tip of Cebu island, which was in the direct path of Typhoon Yolanda, […]

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Philippine Consul General to send off CMAT Assessment team, Wednesday for Philippines.

  VANCOUVER  – CMAT will be deploying its initial disaster assessment team on Wednesday to respond to Typhoon Haiyan, which struck the Philippines late last week.  An emergency appeal for […]

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CMAT Rapid Assessment Team deploying to Philippines Wednesday

ASSESSMENT TEAM DEPLOYMENT:  CMAT has mobilized its Rapid Assessment Team, which will depart for the Philippines early Wednesday morning in response to the catastrophic typhoon which struck the island nation […]

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CMAT Rapid Assessment Team on standby for Philippines Typhoon.

  Super Typhoon Haiyan (known locally as Typhoon Yolanda) made landfall in the early hours of November 8th in Eastern Samar province in the Philippines. It had maximum sustained winds […]

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CMAT kicks off it’s “Get on the ground” campaign!

  November 1 – 2013, CMAT in partnership with Air Canada Aeroplan’s Charitable Pooling Program “Beyond Miles” has launched the “Get on the Ground campaign to help raise donated aeroplan […]

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CMAT Launches online survey of members, to guide 2014-2017 strategic planning process

In anticipation of our upcoming Annual General Meeting of members in mid-November, CMAT is launching a survey of our members to help guide our strategic planning process for 2014-2017. This online survey […]

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OCHA releases Flash Update on Philippines earthquake – over 100 people confirmed dead.

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines island of Bohol early Tuesday morning, a little after 8am local time. The effects of the quake was felt in Cebu city which […]

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CMAT is monitoring after 7.2 Earthquake hits Bohol, Philippines.

A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck the central Philippines on Tuesday, leaving at least 99 people dead and 276 more injured, and rattling many who were celebrating a religious holiday. The quake, which struck […]

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