Our team of medical professionals includes experts from a range of disciplines: emergency medicine, primary care, paediatrics, surgery, anaesthetics, public health, and mental health.
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PACMAT members are focused on providing additional human resources (a surge workforce) to support a local health system in the event of SOD or disease outbreak.
The key focus areas for PACMAT include primary health care clinicians, and mental health clinicians providing psychosocial support. PACMAT will respond to request for assistance from within New Zealand and from the following Pacific Island countries: Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu.
PACMAT have been deployed on multiple emergency response missions, including:
2009 Samoa Tsunami
2011 Christchurch earthquake
2015 Cyclone Pam Vanuatu
2016 Cyclone Winston Fiji
2017 Francie Boat Sinking, Katikati Car Crash, Gisborne Bus Crash, New Zealand
2018 Cyclone Gita Tonga
2019 Measles Samoa
2022 Tonga Volcanic Eruption
2022 Niue COVID -19 Deployment
2023 Hawke's Bay Cyclone Gabrielle
2023 Cyclone Judy and Cyclone Kevin Vanuatu
PMA has led training for the NZ Fire Service in Cultural responses in Humanitarian settings, and delivered sessions as part of NZMAT training. PMA has facilitated the training through AUSMAT and NZMAT of over 60 clinical, allied health and logistical staff from NZ and the region.
Check out our recent videos and photos from deployments to Vanuatu and the Hawke's Bay in 2023:
