India Archives - Canadian Medical Assistance Teams

Emergency Tsunami relief projects for orphanages in Tamil Nadu, India and medical team missions to Sri Lanka and Indonesia

2005 - India Tsunami, 2005 - Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2005 - Indonesia Tsunami, 2005 - Sri Lanka Tsunami, Deployments, Sirumalar Home for Children

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.

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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CMAT to meet emergency needs of 1,210 children in nine orphanages in Tamil Nadu, India

2005 - India Tsunami, 2005 - Indian Ocean Tsunami, Deployments, Sirumalar Home for Children

CMAT volunteer Tara Newell stands beside a truck delivering relief supplies to an orphanage in Tamil Nadu, India.

February 17, 2005: Two Canadian CMAT volunteers, James Caddell and Tara Newell, have completed a needs assessment in the Tsunami devastated Kanniyakumari district in Tamil Nadu, India.

As a result, CMAT will be supporting the emergency needs of 1,210 orphans and Tsunami affected children living in nine non-government funded orphanages in this district. These orphanages are accepting children from all castes, religions and cultures, without discrimination.

CMAT to assist eight Tsunami affected orphanages in Tamil Nadu, India

2005 - India Tsunami, 2005 - Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2005 - Indonesia Tsunami, Deployments, Sirumalar Home for Children

CMAT will support doctors, nurses, medications and medical supplies to Malahayati Hospital in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, being run by MER-C Indonesia.

February 9, 2005: CMAT team members recently returned from Banda Aceh, Indonesia after coordinating several post Tsunami relief projects in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. One of the main projects is to work with partner MER-C Indonesia to provide health services to the people of Banda Aceh for the next six months.