COVID-19 response

Since the beginning of 2020, The National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre (NCCTRC) has been responding to the COVID-19 pandemic domestically and internationally.

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2022 – Vanuatu – COVID-19
In March 2022, the Government of Vanuatu requested medical assistance from the Australian Foreign Minister...
AUSMAT; Australian Medical Assistance Team; NCCTRC; National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre
2022 – Solomon Islands – COVID-19
In late January 2022, the Solomon Islands Government declared an Emergency Zone around the capital...
AUSMAT; Australian Medical Assistance Team; NCCTRC; National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre
2022 – Kiribati – COVID-19 rapid assessment
In February 2022, an AUSMAT Rapid Assessment Team deployed to assist the Government of Kiribati...
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2021 – Papua New Guinea – COVID-19
In September 2021, Papua New Guinea suffered a surge in COVID-19 cases. The World Health...
AUSMAT; Australian Medical Assistance Team; NCCTRC; National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre
2021 – Fiji – COVID-19
The Government of Fiji submitted a formal request for AUSMAT support in June, 2021. On...
AUSMAT; Australian Medical Assistance Team; NCCTRC; National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre
2021 – West and Far West New South Wales – COVID-19
At the request of the Australian Government and New South Wales Health, two AUSMAT deployments...
AUSMAT; Australian Medical Assistance Team; NCCTRC; National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre
2021 – India – COVID-19
In May 2021, an AUSMAT Public Health Expert deployed to India to support the Australian...
AUSMAT; Australian Medical Assistance Team; NCCTRC; National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre
2021 – Timor Leste – Floods/COVID-19
The NCCTRC and AUSMAT have had a longstanding relationship with Timor-Leste and have provided medical...
AUSMAT; Australian Medical Assistance Team; NCCTRC; National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre
2021 – Papua New Guinea – COVID-19
In April, another AUSMAT responded to assist the PNG government with specialist members to provide...
AUSMAT; Australian Medical Assistance Team; NCCTRC; National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre
2020-21 – Tasmania – COVID-19
A small AUSMAT provided expert technical operational guidance and strategic advisory support to the Tasmanian...
AUSMAT; Australian Medical Assistance Team; NCCTRC; National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre
2020 – Howard Springs NT – COVID-19 International Quarantine
With the commencement of repartition flights from China, India, United Kingdom, South Africa and North...
AUSMAT; Australian Medical Assistance Team; NCCTRC; National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre
2020 – Papua New Guinea – COVID-19
An AUSMAT was activated in early August to assist the PNG with a rapidly escalating...
AUSMAT; Australian Medical Assistance Team; NCCTRC; National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre
2020 – Victoria – COVID-19
The National Health Emergency Management Subcommittee (NHEMS) requested AUSMAT assistance to support the Victorian Government...
AUSMAT; Australian Medical Assistance Team; NCCTRC; National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre
2020 – Remote Training – COVID-19
The NCCTRC facilitated regional and remote training across the NT, eastern WA and northern SA...
AUSMAT; Australian Medical Assistance Team; NCCTRC; National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre
2020 – Northwest Tasmania – COVID-19
In April of 2020, between 4,000 and 5,000 Tasmanians were forced into two weeks of...
AUSMAT; Australian Medical Assistance Team; NCCTRC; National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre
2020 – Fremantle WA – COVID19
In April, AUSMAT were requested to assist in quarantine of German based cruise ship in...
AUSMAT; Australian Medical Assistance Team; NCCTRC; National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre
2020 – Japan – COVID-19
The Diamond Princess cruise ship anchored at the Yokohama port in Japan on February 3,...
AUSMAT; Australian Medical Assistance Team; NCCTRC; National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre
2020 – Wuhan Evacuations – China – COVID-19
In February, the Australian Government authorised two evacuation flights from the epicentre of the COVID19...