Day 9: Sunday 15th October
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MDA saves an Australian athlete who collapses at Maccabiah Games.
Thanks to the quick intervention of the Magen David Adom team, the life of an Australian athlete at the 21st Maccabiah Games was saved! During a football match in Netanya between Australia and Colombia in the Masters’ Tournament for athletes 55 and over, the MDA team assigned to provide emergency medical coverage for the match…
Israel in chaos: Police arrest hundreds in Jewish-Arab violence across country
Riots spread across several cities throughout Israel with mixed Arab and Jewish populations. Some 374 people were arrested throughout Israel following intense Jewish-Arab violence and riots that erupted across the country on Wednesday, amid the ongoing fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. A Jewish citizen in his 30s was in critical condition…
Blood bank development progresses
Magen David Adom has been working hard to finish the new $US 100 million National Blood and Logistics Centre in Ramla. This is the largest capital project that Magen David Adom has ever undertaken. It is a lifesaving collaboration between American Friends of Magen David Adom, Magen David Adom UK, Australian Friends of MDA and…
Thousands of teens spent their summer learning how to save lives.
Every summer, Magen David Adom holds intensive training courses for Israel’s youth. This summer was no different. Nearly 2,000 youth participated in various courses. Camp counselors learned first aid and school peer counselors learned how to train younger classes in first aid and motivate their involvement in MDA. Many teens participated in a leadership training…