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How do you recognize an organization that’s proved vital in saving lives during the worst pandemic in more than a century? For Israel, one way is to immortalize them by issuing postage stamps paying homage to their work. Three postage stamps commemorating the work of Magen David Adom, Israel’s paramedic and Red Cross service, were…
JPost spotlights MDA as top organization in Israel, interviews Eli Bin.
Magen David Adom: A vision of dedication, determination to save lives (An excerpt from The Jerusalem Post) — In the decades that Eli Bin, director-general of Magen David Adom, has been leading the organization, the pandemic has been one of MDA’s most significant challenges. The national fight against the spread of the Covid-19 virus “caught” MDA…
MDA Establishes ‘Vaccines on Wheels’
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EMT uses sign language to communicate with deaf patient.
Becky Gilor learned sign language six years ago. When she joined Magen David Adom as an EMT and ambulance driver in 2020, she decided to take another course to learn medical terms and conditions. Recently, her skills came in handy quite unexpectedly. Shani Navon called the MDA hotline when her father, who is deaf, fell….
