August 14, 2021 – CMAT is actively monitoring the tragic 7.2 earthquake that hit Haiti this morning. Partners are conducting rapid assessments now and we expect to have more information soon when our rapid assessment team arrives.
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CMAT Team departing Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport for Haiti
When: Wednesday November 2, 07:00
Where: Air Transat check-in counter
CMAT Director Dave Johnson sending off the high-capacity water purification unit to Haiti.
MONTREAL Nov 1, 2016 – Members of Canadian Medical Assistance Teams (CMAT) will be departing early Wednesday (November 2) for Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, accompanied by a large-capacity water purification unit, and other relief supplies.
On October 4th, Hurricane Matthew violently struck Haiti and resulted in the country’s largest humanitarian emergency since the 2010 earthquake. While the immediate health impact of the disaster was managed locally, CMAT has since been collaborating with local and international agencies, helping to coordinate a response to relieve the suffering of those affected by the Hurricane, and support the population through the anticipated longer-term health consequences of the storm.
CMAT’s Response Team consists of 3 members from across Canada:
With more than a decade of international humanitarian deployment experience among them, the team will be bringing valuable expertise to the region, along with critical water purification equipment to help rebuild the country’s capacity, and address the worsening situation of water-borne illness. To date, the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs have already reported over 3,000 cases of suspected cholera.
CMAT would like to thank the the following partners who have generously assisted CMAT with this deployment:
Donations gratefully accepted via Canada Helps! Click below to donate.
CMAT assessment photo of devastation in Sichuan, China.
Thursday May 22, 2008 – TORONTO/ VANCOUVER: Canadian Medical Assessment Team (CMAT) Response Coordinators established contact early yesterday morning by satellite phone with the CMAT assessment team in earthquake-affected Sichuan, China. The assessment team advised that the Chinese government, military and local Red Cross have done a commendable job in the rescue and recovery effort. At present, there are 100,000+ Chinese Military and over 1000 medical staff in the region, and most seriously injured citizens have already been evacuated to larger centres.
CMAT Assessment team shortly before departing for China. L-R: Dr. Haibo Xu, Dr. Charles Jiang, Paramedic Chris Kaley, Paramedic Dave Deines, Dr. Dave Ratcliffe.
May 18, 2008 – National news coverage of CMAT teams deploying to China.
CBC News: Canadian doctors head to China quake zone
CityTV News – CMAT team departing
CTV News – Toronto’s Chinese community reacts to earthquake.
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Data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that Milton has strengthened to a category 5. The max sustained winds are estimated to be 160 mph with higher gusts. http://Hurricanes.gov/#Milton
