The Lifesaver Newsletter
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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 already saved many lives!
For the second year in a row, Magen David Adom stations in Israel’s Lachish region (northwestern Negev) participated in a competition to test their skills. Six stations from Ashkelon, Ashdod, Kiryat Malachi, Gam Yaven, Sderot, and Kiryat Gat, joined by four intensive care teams from the Negev, Ayalon, and Jerusalem areas sought to bring home…
Magen David Adom is proud to participate in Israel’s National Drone Initiative, testing the ability to deliver blood, platelets, and plasma to two Tel Aviv hospitals via drone. The goal is to verify the method of packaging, product quality during flight, and procedures to ensure they meet Ministry of Health regulations. If the project proves…
The Jerusalem Post — Magen David Adom’s Overseas Volunteer Program held its annual ceremony on Thursday, July 21, with 158 foreign volunteers in attendance, half of whom had completed the June program and the rest about to begin their ambulance shifts. After 10 days of extensive training, the volunteers are deployed on ambulances and provide support —both physical…
IDF soldiers set a record for the largest annual blood donation in the last ten years! The blood phlebotomists reserve unit was set up by the Medical Corps to assist MDA Blood Services efforts during the Covid-19 outbreak. The record was set in 2020 by the IDF soldiers for donating about 72,000 units of blood…