Coronavirus in Numbers - Official Data: Since the beginning of the Coronavirus outbreak MDA teams have tested more than 2, 700,000 people Magen David Adom announced today (Thursday), that since the beginning of the Coronavirus outbreak (February 24), MDA teams have tested 2,721,131 ... Continue Reading
Archives for November 2020
An MDA EMT delivers his own baby in the middle of his shift
EMT Abraham Ivri started working at MDA about a month ago. His wife Reut, who was 9 months pregnant feared that when she went into labour her husband would be on duty. On Saturday night she went into labour, and as she had feared husband was on shift. In a race against the clock Abraham arrived ... Continue Reading
Shortening Response Times in Hadera and Jasr a-Zarqa
Magen David Adom operates a large station in the city of Hadera, where a mobile intensive care unit and ambulances operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with an additional MDA satellite station being inaugurated in the Beit Eliezer neighborhood in the southeast of the city. The new satellite ... Continue Reading
Israeli Actor Recovers from Coronavirus & Donates Plasma
Israeli actor Lior Kalfon was hospitalised with COVID-19 recently and as soon as he recovered, he went to Magen David Adom to donate plasma. MDA has developed an antibody-vaccine that helps treat individuals severely affected by the virus, by using plasma from recovered patients. This treatment has ... Continue Reading
MDA Establishes ‘Vaccines on Wheels’
'Vaccines on Wheels' is a new program established by MDA to prepare for the incoming coronavirus vaccinations. Manufactured by the Israeli company Caravilla, these unique caravans are specially designed for optimal hygiene, storage, and safety when it comes to administering the vaccines. In ... Continue Reading
MDA launches ‘Corona Guardians’ program to break the chain of infections.
In light of the increase in coronavirus cases, Magen David Adom is launching a “corona guardians” project in which the organization trains the public to learn how the virus works and cut off the chain of infections among their family, friends, coworkers, and other places. In addition, the ... Continue Reading
Schools colouring in competition
Left: Nicola Blumberg, Masada, with her certificateRight: Rivkah Lazarus MDA presents Rachel Gopin, Kesser Torah, with her certificate Board Members, Allyson Small and Melissa McCurdie co-ordinated a very successful colouring in competition for the Jewish Day Schools in October with very ... Continue Reading