cholera Archives - Canadian Medical Assistance Teams

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

2010 - Haïti Earthquake, Deployments

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 UNICEF for assistance in their response.

The emergency responders on ground in Haiti need immediate help, and UNICEF staffers are searching for FRENCH or CREOLE-speaking health providers: nurses, paramedics, and other trained health professionals to assist in their response. This language requirement is mandatory, and UNICEF hopes to have some people on the ground as early as next week, if possible.

Please DO NOT contact CMAT, instead please CONTACT UNICEF DIRECTLY stating your interest and availability, and attaching an up to date CV. This information will be conveyed to the UNICEF Haiti Country Office for their review.

CMAT Assessment team in Dhaka, Bangladesh

2007 - Bangladesh Floods, Deployments

Initial assessment team David Deines and Valerie Rzepka in a Bengali village.

Tuesday August 28, 2007 – Gopalganj, Bangladesh – After meetings with local partner Fazlullah Foundation, two areas were selected to target for medical relief: Gopalganj and Gaibandha – both are in some of the most flood affected areas in Bangladesh. A medical clinic will be established along with two other networking NGOs including the Bangladesh Auxiliary Services for Social Advancement (BASSA) in Gopalganj and Udoyan Savolombi Shangstha (USS) in Gaibandha. Both organizations have been operating for more than 20 years and are fully capable with deployment activities.

CMAT deploys primary medical team to Bangladesh

2007 - Bangladesh Floods, Deployments

Displaced villages set up temporary camps on higher ground.

Tuesday, August 28, 2007 – BRANTFORD, CANADA – CMAT announced today that a Canadian four-member team consisting of advanced care paramedics and a nurse practitioner have departed for Bangladesh yesterday evening.

CMAT Assessment team in Dhaka, Bangladesh: Medical facilities overwhelmed

2007 - Bangladesh Floods, Deployments

View from the air as CMAT assessment team flies into Dhaka (August 18, 2007)

Monday August 20, 2007 – DHAKA, BANGLADESH: CMAT’s two-member initial assessment team arrived in Dhaka on August 18 and have issued their initial situation report. According to the assessment team, Dhaka-based International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research – Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) has become the main treatment ‘hospital’ where flood victims suffering from water-borne illness and diarhea are being treated.