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Update on Hurricanes Helene and Milton Response & How You Can Help

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2024-10-10

CMAT wanted to provide an important update on our response to hurricanes Helene and Milton, which have severely impacted parts of the southeastern United States. As you may know, the situation on the ground remains dire, with significant damage to infrastructure, homes, and communities.

Unfortunately, due to professional and regulatory restrictions, CMAT is unable to deploy our Canadian medical teams to assist. However, we are working closely with our American partners and remain committed to supporting the response efforts in any way we can.

We encourage those of you who are eager to help, to consider donating to our verified PAHO Emergency Medical Team (EMT) partner organizations from the US, who are actively providing critical support in the affected areas.

These teams are working tirelessly to deliver medical aid, supplies, and assistance to communities in need: (links below) 

Heart to Heart International

Team Rubicon – Fire Adapted Colorado

International Medical Corps... - International Medical Corps

Americares Emergency Response Partners | Americares

For those who wish to donate to CMAT for our ongoing preparations for disaster response and obtain a receipt for tax purposes, please visit our donations page at: www.cmat.ca/donate

Each of these organizations is making a significant difference on the ground, and your contributions will directly support their ongoing efforts.

Thank you for your continued dedication and support during these challenging times. Together, we can make a meaningful impact and help the affected communities recover.

Earthquake strikes southern Türkiye and northern Syria

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2023-02-07: TÜRKIYE: Last night a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the border region between southern Türkiye (Turkey) and northern Syria. CMAT has learned that nearly 5,000 people have died and thousands more are injured. This devastation is likely to increase considerably because more than 1000 buildings have already collapsed and aftershocks of strong magnitude continue.

Southern Türkiye has been heavily affected, particularly areas around Gaziantep and Hatay/Antakya, major hubs for NGOs supporting victims of the Syrian crisis. The earthquake also affected areas in northwestern Syria, which continue to be heavily affected by the crisis in Syria and host the majority of the 6.7 million Syrians who have had to flee their homes in recent years.

CMAT is sending a preliminary survey to our volunteers to gauge interest in possible deployment to Türkiye.

This deployment is not yet confirmed.

There may be a particular need for Primary Care and Emergency Physicians, Nurse Practitioners and Registered Nurses, as well as Primary and Advanced Care Paramedics, Psychosocial and Logistics support. Details are still being investigated.

  1. If you are interested in potentially deploying to Türkiye (location TBA – although at present we do not expect to be deployed in northern Syria or in an active combat zone), please ensure your CMAT Volunteer profile is up to date with all the mandatory documentation uploaded. We will need to provide WHO with copies of:
  • your passport
  • your professional license
  • your vaccination record including COVID-19 vaccination
  • other documents as listed on the profile
  • your secondary language abilities (particularly Turkish, Levantine Arabic (Syrian), Kurmanji, Pashto, Zazaki and others)

    2. You can access your CMAT Profile by visiting: http://cmat.ca/volunteer
  • To login – use the email address where received this email as your username.
  • You can then reset your password by clicking “Forgot password”.

    3. Please also complete this Expression of Interest Form:
  • https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVlAxlpRd9L1Norjinm5iLI7ECY1xcJJPKbuLPdw5xIuhKUQ/viewform

If you have any questions, please email volunteer @ cmat . ca, however please be aware that the information we have is quite limited at this time.

Ukraine Response – Appeal for financial assistance

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⬇️⬇️ HOW, AND WHY TO DONATE TO CMAT ⬇️⬇️

CMAT is an entirely volunteer run and donor driven organization. Deploying to disaster areas and humanitarian crises come at significant expense. Your donations allow us to provide safe, free medical and humanitarian assistance to those in need – a proud reflection of our Canadian roots 🇨🇦

Currently our team has been deployed to the Polish/Ukrainian border providing medical aid to those refugees fleeing conflict.

If you want to help make a difference, you can!

Tax-deductible donations can be made by Interac e-transfer or PayPal to: [email protected]

or directly online at: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/70689

Thank you for your support and generosity, without which we could not deliver this vital aid in times of need ❤️

CMAT Ukraine Crisis: Communiqué #1:

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2022-02-28: The World Health Organization has expressed grave concern for the health of the people of Ukraine in light of the unprecedented deterioration of the security situation across #Ukraine and movement of #refugees into eastern Europe. In this escalating crisis, humanitarian health needs are expected to rise.

The WHO Emergency Medical Teams Initiative and the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe has sent a preliminary request to identify International Teams able to provide medical surge support, to stand by for potential requests for assistance from Ukraine and neighbouring countries accommodating refugees.

In collaboration with NGO partners, and the World Health Organization, CMAT is surveying our volunteers for interest in possible deployment. This deployment is not yet confirmed.

There is a particular need for Primary Care and Emergency Physicians, Nurse Practitioners and Registered Nurses, as well as Primary and Advanced Care Paramedics, Psychosocial and Logistics support. Details are still being worked out.

1. If you are interested in potentially deploying to Eastern Europe (location TBA – although at present we do not expect to be deployed in an active combat zone), please ensure your CMAT Volunteer profile is up to date with all the required documentation. We need to provide WHO with copies of:

  • your passport
  • your professional license
  • your vaccination record including COVID-19 vaccination
  • other documents as listed on the profile
  • your secondary language abilities (particularly Ukrainian, Hebrew, Polish, Romanian, Hungarian, Slovak and/or Russian)

2. You can access your CMAT Profile by visiting:

http://cmat.ca/volunteer/

To login – use the email address at which this email was received as your username. You can then reset your password by clicking “Forgot password”.

3. Please also send an email with your expression interest (including your medical speciality and professional experience) by email to: volunteer @ cmat . ca

Please email volunteer @ cmat . ca if you have any questions, however the information we have is quite limited at this time.

Sincerely,

CMAT Board of Directors