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CMAT team to Indonesia; 12,400 lbs of supplies shipped to Sri Lanka

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CMAT physician Dr. Dave Ratcliffe from Comox, B.C. hands out treats for the child survivors of the Tsunami in Meuloboh, Indonesia. (January 2005)

CMAT physician Dr. Dave Ratcliffe from Comox, B.C. hands out treats for the child survivors of the Tsunami in Meuloboh, Indonesia. (January 2005)

January 6, 2005 – CMAT has announced a number of new developments in its efforts to deliver aid to the victims of the Indian Ocean Quake and Tsunami:

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Skylink Aviation ships skid of medical supplies to Malaysia for CMAT

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Relief supplies get unloaded in Banda Aceh, Indonesia

Relief supplies being transferred in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for relief efforts in Banda Aceh, Indonesia

 

January 3, 2005: CMAT announced today that Skylink Aviation of Toronto shipped a skid of medical supplies to Kuala Lumpur ahead of the CMAT Medical team’s departure for Indonesia. CMAT is grateful for their generous assistance.

CMAT ships 2 skids of medical supplies by air cargo; forms medical team to head to Sri Lanka

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Ken Gilroy, Manager of Brantford General Hospital Stores, Brantford, Canada, helps shrink wrap a skid of medical supplies which will be shipped by air cargo to Sri Lanka by the weekend (December 30, 2004).

Ken Gilroy, Manager of Brantford General Hospital Stores, Brantford, Canada, helps shrink wrap a skid of medical supplies which will be shipped by air cargo to Sri Lanka by the weekend (December 30, 2004).

 

December 31, 2004:  CMAT reported today that it has formed a medical team to be headed by Mr. Bill Coltart, a paramedic from British Columbia Ambulance Service. Mr. Coltart of Courtenay, B.C., will head a group consisting of an emergency physician and several paramedics with specialized training in heavy urban rescue, and extrication. Read more

CMAT strives to meet relief shortfall in Indonesia

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A destroyed home in Kinniya, Sri Lanka (Photo courtesy of Imthiyas Jawfar, December 30, 2004).

December 30, 2004  – CMAT consulted today with its medical team and CMAT Chairman to reassess its emergency relief efforts in Asia. Relief efforts have so far focused on Sri Lanka which sustained major devastation and over 28,000 deaths, and CMAT has air shipped three skids of medical supplies to its partner in the region.

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