Evangelical Medical Aids Society

Evangelical Medical Aids Society

EMAS (Evangelical Medical Aids Society) of Canada is a non government (NGO) Christian organization offering charitable medical and dental help to developing countries.

EMAS was founded in 1948, the headquarter of EMAS Canada is in Mississauga, Ontario.

EMAS currently consists of the following 14 teams:

*China East team
*China West team, centered in Ningxia province, western China. Offering charitable medical and dental diagnosis and treatment services, training classes for local medical doctors, donates hospitals and living water fountains to local communities.
*China South team, provides medical services in Yunnan province.
*Costa Rica team
*Ecuador team
*Ghana team
*Haiti team
*India team
*Jamaica team
*Malawi team
*Nigeria team
*Philippines team
*Romania team
*Ukraine team

External links

* [http://www.cmds-emas.ca/AboutEMAS Official website of EMAS]


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