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<LI><a href=./>Home - Tsunami Relief Efforts</a>
<LI><a href=./tsunami_fund.shtml>Tsunami Disaster Relief Fund</a>
<LI><a href=./medical_teams.shtml>Medical Teams to Affected Areas</a>
<LI><a href=./updates.shtml>Updates on Relief Efforts</a>
<LI><a href=./tsunami_fund_acknowledgements.shtml>Ack. of Fund Contributions (Mar.03)</a>
<LI><a href=/events/>"After The Wave" on Apr 23rd</a>
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Medical Institute For Tamils (MIFT) is a non-profit Canadian volunteer organization of Physicians and Dentists of Sri Lankan origin.  We have actively sought to use our resources to serve deprived sections of our community both in Canada and in our homeland of Sri Lanka in 2003 and 2004.

<P>Right after the Tsunami Disaster, the executive committee of Medical Institute For Tamils (MIFT) met at an emergency meeting and decided to send medical teams of doctors, nurses, and volunteers and to collect funds, medications, medical supplies for the unfortunate ones in Sri Lanka.

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<a href=./tsunami_fund.shtml><B>Tsunami Disaster Relief Fund</B></a>
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We are asking at this time of great humanitarian need to help us to provide the aid and much needed support for people affected by this tragedy.  Financial donations that will enable us to buy drugs and other medical supplies will be much appreciated.  Please contact Dr. C. P. Giri with your pledges and/or any other contributions that you may be able to provide at this time. <BR><BR>....<a href=./tsunami_fund.shtml>Click</a> here to continue.

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We need doctors, nurses and volunteers to go to the affected areas of Sri Lanka. Volunteers are needed to work for between 10 to 14 days.  Let us know if you are a Sri Lankan or Canadian Trained Nurse or Doctor and whether you could go to North and East of Sri Lanka to serve in the disaster areas. Also, let us know how long you can stay in Sri Lanka for the relief efforts. <BR><BR>....<a href=./medical_teams.shtml>Click</a> here to continue.
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<LI><a href=/events/>Apr 23rd: "After The Wave" A tsunami fundraiser</a>
<LI><a href=/funds/tsunami_relief/tsunami_fund_acknowledgements.shtml>Mar 03rd: Acknowledgement of Fund Contributions</a>
<LI><a href=/funds/tsunami_relief/first_mission_photos.shtml>Jan 28th: Photos of First M.I.F.T. Mission to Tsunami Affected Areas</a>
<LI><a href=/funds/tsunami_relief/first_mission_report.shtml>Jan 28th: First M.I.F.T. Mission Report for Tsunami Affected Areas</a>
<LI><a href=/funds/tsunami_relief/updates.shtml#jan21>Jan 21st: Second MIFT Humanitarian Team Leaves on Feb. 03, 2005</a>
<LI><a href=/funds/tsunami_relief/updates.shtml#jan11>Jan 11th: Press Conference was Held</a>
<LI><a href=/funds/tsunami_relief/press_conference_jan11_2005.shtml>Jan 09th: MIFT Press Conference on Jan 11th</a>
<LI><a href=/funds/tsunami_relief/MIFT_CorporatePledgeHandout_Jan03_2005.doc target=tp>Jan 03rd: Relief Efforts Handout</a>
<LI><a href=http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&call_pageid=971358637177&c=Article&cid=1104621011896 target=tp>Jan 02nd: World aid effort grows</a> ...Toronto Star
<LI><a href=/funds/tsunami_relief/updates.shtml#jan01>Jan 01st: First team arrived in Colombo</a>
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