
2013 Solomon Islands – Dengue Fever Outbreak
In April 2013 an Emergency Physician and Registered Nurse deployed as part of the Australian Medical Assistance Team (AUSMAT) to assist the National Referral Hospital (NRH) in the Solomon Islands
In April 2013 an Emergency Physician and Registered Nurse deployed as part of the Australian Medical Assistance Team (AUSMAT) to assist the National Referral Hospital (NRH) in the Solomon Islands
A NZMAT Orthopaedic Surgeon and Logistician deployed to Tacloban, embedded with AUSMAT teams to provide assistance post one of the most poweful tropical cyclones ever recorded in the Philippines.
In early April 2014, sustained heavy rainfall triggered flash flooding in Guadalcanal, the Solomon Islands. This sudden onset disaster displaced tens of thousands of people, with the destruction of existing
In March 2015, 13 NZMAT personnel deployed over 28 days to support the local Ministry of Health following Cyclone Pam which is regarded as one of the worst natural disasters
In February 2016, Fiji experienced the most intense tropical cyclone to make landfall in the Southern Hemisphere – Cyclone Winston. The Fijian deployment was largest NZMAT deployment to date with
On Tuesday 13th February 2018, a three person Forward Planning Team (FPT) departed Auckland via RNZAF C-130 to Tonga as part of the Ministry of Affairs and Trade (MFaT) Join
In November 2019, NZMAT deployed a total of 38 personnel to assist with the measles outbreak in Samoa after the Samoan Ministry of Health declared a measles outbreak on 16th
The opening of the borders between the Cook Islands and New Zealand in May 2021 provided the opportunity for NZMAT to assist the NZ Ministry of Health’s Global Health team
Over 27 days in June / July 2021, a joint deployment between AUSMAT & NZMAT (ANZMAT) deployed to Fiji in response to a request from the Fijian Government for COVID-19