NEWS

September 17 2024

Welcome to New Staff Member

We welcome Chishuvo (Chi) Mandivenga to our staff as Administrative Assistant. Chi has volunteered on our Zimbabwe teams since 2015 and joins EMAS Canada after six years at Sick Kids ...

August 16 2024

Ward Nurse Shares Her Experiences on the Operation Esperanza 2024 Trip

Personal Testimonial by Hannah Reid RN (Ward Nurse) Getting prepared to come on the mission, people are always asking if we get paid to come, and when I say no, ...
Susan Cheung

July 8 2024

Thanks for a Job Well Done

We want to take this opportunity to thank Susan Cheung for all the years of service to EMAS Canada and particularly for over ten years service as a board member. ...

May 13 2024

Surgical Team Served in Cambodia

by Joshua Wong The EMAS Cambodia Surgery team in Phnom Penh was a primarily reconstructive surgical mission team grown out of the China South Team. Since the original scouting tour ...

May 1 2024

Tribute to Dr Bob Stephens

By Dr. Ian Ma (past team leader of EMAS China West Medical Mission) On one hand, I am very sad to learn of the passing away of Dr Bob Stephens, ...

March 6 2024

Celebrating the 100th Birthday of Dr. Stephens

Dr. Robert Stephens (Bob) was the first Executive Director of EMAS Canada, and he celebrates his 100th birthday on March 18, 2024. Bob's influence is still evident through EMAS Canada's ...

January 15 2024

EMAS Gambade Team Invite you to a Tropical Night in Hamilton

Want to escape the winter blues? We have an opportunity for you. YOU ARE INVITED... Please join us for an elegant TROPICAL NIGHT as we celebrate the work being done at the Gambade ...

July 3 2023

Gambade Team Launch Adopt-A-Staff Campaign

HAITI. The word immediately conjures up negative images: dysfunction, chaos, brutal violence, grinding poverty, systemic corruption, and perhaps most problematic, Hopelessness. We have witnessed desperate need and how at various ...

May 8 2023

Changes to EMAS Canada Board 2023

At our April 29th AGM, the following changes were made to the EMAS Canada Board of Directors: THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE: Dr. Marcelo Garcia has stepped down this month ...

April 17 2023

Introducing our 75th Anniversary Keynote Speaker

Announcing Rev. Dr. Harding Ng as our 75th Anniversary celebration keynote speaker on April 29th, 2023. Harding was a young University of Toronto graduate and freshly-minted medical doctor practicing Family ...

April 8 2023

The Gambade Medical Clinic is Open

On March 20, 2023, the Gambade Medical Clinic opened. With construction phase well behind us, then challenges faced during the pandemic overcome, our search for staff for the clinic is ...

February 13 2023

One at a Time

by Janet Greidanus Operation Esperanza is a group of healthcare professionals who have been volunteering together for the past 25 years to serve the poor and underprivileged in Ecuador. This ...