AMDA Colombia team to join AMDA International team effort

A surgical team from AMDA Colombia is travelling to Domincan Rebublic (then on to Haiti) tomorrow 23rd January 2010 to join the AMDA International team effort. Two AMDA Canada surical nurses,  RN's Martin Ward and Kathleen Firth arrived today from Vancouver and Edmonton also to join the enlarging team.  Surgical volunteers from Bolivia and Nepal are standing by.  In Vancouver, a pediatric medical team supported by various groups including AMDA Canada, Rose Charities Canada and others is also in preparation consisting of Canadian pediatric experts from local hospitals including B.C Childrens Hospital, Vancouver General Hospital and others.  Expansion of the team work to other areas in addition to St Marc will be implemented very soon.

R.N Martin Ward of B.C. Children's Hospital, leaves for Haiti emergency surgical relief

B C Children's Hospital Nurse Martin Ward is heading for Haiti to join the AMDA Emergency Surgical team at St.Marc. Martin brings his hugely needed skills to the team who are working flat out under very demanding conditions.  Martin has worked on an AMDA team previously when they rushed to Aceh post tsunami 2005.  Rose Charities and AMDA Canada are supporting the AMDA relief efforts.