GlobalMedic
| Formation | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Type | Disaster relief Capacity building |
| Headquarters | 35 Coronet Rd, Etobicoke Toronto, Ontario M8Z 2L8 |
Region served | Global operations |
Parent organization | David McAntony Gibson Foundation (DMGF) |
| Staff | 3 |
| Volunteers | 1,000+ |
| Website | globalmedic |
GlobalMedic is a non-sectarian humanitarian-aid non-governmental organization based in Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and the operational arm of the David McAntony Gibson Foundation (DMGF), a registered Canadian charity. It provides disaster relief to large scale catastrophes around the world and also carries out humanitarian capacity building programs in post-conflict nations. Time magazine recognized the work of GlobalMedic in its 2010 Time 100 issue. Rahul Singh, a Toronto paramedic, founded the David McAntony Gibson Foundation in 1998 in honour of a best friend who lost his life the same year.
GlobalMedic has a roster of over 1,000 volunteers from across Canada that includes many professional rescuers, police officers, firefighters and paramedics who donate their time to respond overseas. The volunteers compose the Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) that operate rescue units designed to save disaster victims, Water Purification Units (WPUs) designed to provide clean drinking water; and Emergency Medical Units (EMUs) that use inflatable field hospitals to provide emergency medical treatment.
Since 2004, GlobalMedic teams have deployed to over 60 humanitarian disasters around the world.