2018 – Thailand – Cave Rescue

2018 – Thailand – Cave Rescue On June 23, 12 young boys from a Thai soccer team and their coach became trapped inside the Cave in Chang Rai, Thailand. The…

2018 – Papua New Guinea – Earthquake

2018 – Papua New Guinea – Earthquake The massive quake had its epicentre 10 kilometres west of the small town of Komo in the Hela Province of PNG. AUSMAT deployed…

2018 – Tonga – Tropical Cyclone

2018 – Tonga – Tropical Cyclone A forward need assessment AUSMAT were deployed immediately after the cyclone in February to conduct an assessment of medical needs. Following this, the Australian…

2017 – Bangladesh – Diphtheria Outbreak

2017 – Bangladesh – Diphtheria Outbreak An AUSMAT assisted in strengthening health services within affected communities and worked with other international partners to mitigate and contain the disease outbreak.

2016 – Fiji – Tropical Cyclone

2016 – Fiji – Tropical Cyclone In February, the most intense tropical cyclone to make landfall in the Southern Hemisphere caused the Fijian Government to declare a state of emergency…

2015 – Nepal – Earthquake

2015 – Nepal – Earthquake AUSMAT deployed a needs assessment team to Nepal following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Nepal on April 25.  Nearly 9,000 people died and more than…

2015 – Vanuatu – Tropical Cyclone

2015 – Vanuatu – Tropical Cyclone Regarded as one of the worst natural disasters in the history of Vanuatu. A significant role filled by the AUSMAT was to support the…

2013 – Philippines – Typhoon

2013 – Philippines – Typhoon One of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever recorded smashed into the Philippines in November. Operation Philippines Assist was the first occasion on which a…

2013 – Maningrida NT – Trachoma Outbreak

2013 – Maningrida NT – Trachoma Outbreak The centre for Disease Control worked alongside the National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre to send a team out to Maningrida to…