In the past year, a special unit of MDA has been set up to trace and locate more than 100 relatives with whom a connection had been lost during the Holocaust Alongside the life-saving routine, and now in the wake of the national battle with the Corona virus, MDA also operates a tracing unit for ... Continue Reading
Archives for April 2020
MDA recognised in the city of Jerusalem
Beautiful recognition from the city of Jerusalem, where the walls of the old city were lit up with the words “Jerusalem salutes Magen David Adom”. ... Continue Reading
Israel Ranked Number One
It is incredible to see #Israel ranked as Number one for safest countries around the world amid Covid19. We take great pride in our staff and volunteers who have been working hard from the beginning to keep Israelis as safe as possible and we thank every single health professional who are ... Continue Reading
The city of Tel Aviv Salutes Magen David Adom
The Tel Aviv-Yaffo City Hall illuminated this with a Magen David Adom symbol as a token of gratitude and sympathy with the teams and volunteers of the Magen David Adom who work day and night to save human lives and combat the Coronavirus. Since the outbreak of the epidemic in Israel, MDA has been ... Continue Reading
MDA to fit out ambulances with airtight separation for Coronavirus Patients
Magen David Adom announced a first-of-its-kind solution that will address medical teams and the ambulance driver, with the goal of preventing them from being exposed to Corona patients. The first 50 ambulances from all over the country have been outfitted and another 70 will be outfitted in the ... Continue Reading
Magen David Adom and the Ministry of Health operate additional mobile “Drive Thru” complexes in order to reach communities throughout the country
As part of the actions being taken to continue to increase the number of tests throughout the country, and in addition to the four already established “Drive Thru” complexes, Magen David Adom and the Ministry of Health, operate additional mobile “Drive Thru“ complexes which reach cities and ... Continue Reading
MDA NOW COLLECTING PLASMA FROM RECOVERED CORONAVIRUS DONORS
As part of the project, MDA will collect plasma units from those recovered from Corona in order to treat the severely ill. This is based on the assumption that those who have recovered from the disease have developed special anti-virus proteins (antibodies) in their plasma. These units provide ... Continue Reading
School classrooms and an entire building of “Issta” have been Converted into MDA Emergency Call Centres and Workstations
As part of MDA’s efforts to deal with the corona virus and being at the forefront of the fight, dozens of workstations have been opened at new dispatch centres around the country, which are manned by no less than 500 EMTs and paramedics, including dozens of MDA reserve units in the Home Front ... Continue Reading
MDA IS WORKING ON VACCINE FOR CORONAVIRUS
As part of the project, MDA will collect plasma units from those recovered from Corona in order to treat the severely ill. This is based on the assumption that those who have recovered from the disease have developed special anti-virus proteins (antibodies) in their plasma. These units provide ... Continue Reading