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CMAT preparing 5 medical teams for Katrina Relief; appeals for funding

September 1, 2005 22:00hrs: CMAT staff in Brantford, Toronto and Courtenay, B.C. have been in contact with the Mennonite Disaster Services Committee on both sides of the border and with agencies on the ground in Baton Rouge, and with the American Ambulance Association, emergency officers in Louisiana and Mississippi, and officials with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on the ground.

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CMAT’s third medical team to Indonesia returns to Canada after 4 week mission on medical ship

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Dr. David Ratcliffe and his wife, Una LeDrew on board the KM Batavia.

Dr. David Ratcliffe and his wife, Una LeDrew on board the KM Batavia.

March 22, 2005: CMAT announced today that its third Canadian medical team to Indonesia has returned to Canada after a 4 week humanitarian and medical mission along the Tsunami devastated west coast of Sumatra aboard the KM Batavia – a medical ship. Read more

CMAT to support McMaster University initiative to distribute 500 bicycles to Tsunami-affected families in Sri Lanka

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Sri Lankan Consul General Poologasingham from the Sri Lankan consulate in Toronto, Canada addresses audience at a Tsunami symposium organized by McMaster University on March 12, 2005.

Sri Lankan Consul General Poologasingham from the Sri Lankan consulate in Toronto, Canada addresses audience at a Tsunami symposium organized by McMaster University on March 12, 2005.

March 14, 2005: CMAT announced at a March 12 Tsunami symposium organized by McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada that it will be supporting a McMaster University initiative to distribute more than 500 bicycles donated by faculty and students. Read more

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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