Disaster response

Disaster response

AUSMAT; Australian Medical Assistance Team; NCCTRC; National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre
2015 – Nepal – Earthquake
AUSMAT deployed a needs assessment team to Nepal following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Nepal...
AUSMAT; Australian Medical Assistance Team; NCCTRC; National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre
2015 – Vanuatu – Tropical Cyclone
Regarded as one of the worst natural disasters in the history of Vanuatu. A significant...
AUSMAT; Australian Medical Assistance Team; NCCTRC; National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre
2013 – Solomon Islands – Dengue Fever Outbreak
Three AUSMAT assisted the National Referral Hospital in the Solomon Islands following a dengue fever...
AUSMAT; Australian Medical Assistance Team; NCCTRC; National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre
2013 – Philippines – Typhoon
One of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever recorded smashed into the Philippines in November....
AUSMAT; Australian Medical Assistance Team; NCCTRC; National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre
2013 – Maningrida NT – Trachoma Outbreak
The centre for Disease Control worked alongside the National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre...
AUSMAT; Australian Medical Assistance Team; NCCTRC; National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre
2009 – Ashmore Reef Australia – Explosion
On the morning of April 16, 2009, a 25-metre diesel-powered fishing boat exploded near Ashmore...