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 at…
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 coming days. The complete separation of MDA…
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 neighbourhoods throughout the country in Wadi Ara and…
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 patients with a “passive vaccine” that may…
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 Command. MDA…
A quick update on how your support is helping Magen David Adom fight the coronavirus in Israel: Key Stats Magen David Adom has performed more than 8,571 at-home tests. As of March 17th, 280 Israelis have tested positive for the disease. MDA has tripled its call-taking capacity in response to deluge of calls about coronavirus. MDA is taking more than…
Unfortunately the May program has officially been cancelled. All participants have been contacted and MDA Israel will be processing a full refund of any fees paid (minus the $50 application fee). With regards to the June & July sessions, we are recommending that participants not book their flights for now and we will keep you…
“As the 90th Anniversary of MDA’s Establishment Approaches, MDA Continues as They have for Decades to Embody the Phrase ‘He Who Saves One Life is as if He Saved an Entire World.’” On Tuesday February 25th, during his visit to Australia the President of Israel Mr. Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin partook in an event in his…
With thanks to funds received from the estate of the late Vera Clarke (1923-2015), MDA NSW proudly announced the opening of an Advanced Driver Simulator, located in the main MDA Bloomberg Station in Jerusalem. The simulator will be used to train Magen David Adom Israel’s ambulance drivers. In the Emergency Medical field every second can…
The MDA board recognised Jeremy’s incredible service to our community by dedicating a medicycle in his memory. These first responder medicycles are a vital part of MDA’s lifesaving services as they can more easily navigate through heavy traffic and narrow streets. Thanks to GPS technology, MDA’s world leading dispatch system immediately communicates and deploys the…
Thank you again to all of our supporters for your generous donations made during our Annual Campaign 2018. As promised, part of the funds raised have been used to create Israel’s first Mothers Milk Bank. Families with seriously ill premature babies now have access to the best ‘medicine’ they can get, natural breast milk. Mothers…
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