MDA Israel held a solidarity event on Lag B’omer with communities to honour those effected by Corona Virus around the world As part of the event, speeches and prayers were held for the sick and words of encouragement given by former Chief Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, Senior Surgeon Yehuda Skornick and ... Continue Reading
Covid-19 transport buses
*NEW* MDA-Buses now operating in Israel! With the assistance of the IDF’s Ground Forces Technology Unit and In cooperation with the Osem Nestle Company and Dan bus Company, Magen David Adom created two dedicated buses to safely and efficiently evacuate multiple #coronavirus patients. These MDA-buses ... Continue Reading
MDA teams took 3,166 swab samples at the new “Keren Or” mobile station developed by the IDF and MDA
In the Geula (ultra-orthodox) neighbourhood of Jerusalem a special Coronavirus swab samples station was activated. The station, built in a container, developed by the IDF and MDA, is designated to swab civilians without signs and symptoms who may reach the location on foot. The name of the station ... Continue Reading
MDA has been at the forefront of the fight against Corona, an intermediate summary:
245,460 people have been sampled, 6,500 samplers, 4,270 Evacuations to hospital, and more than 2,000,000 calls since the beginning: MDA has been at the forefront of the fight against Corona, an intermediate summary: Since the Corona virus arrived in Israel, Magen David Adom, as Israel’s ... Continue Reading
MDA’s National Mothers Milk Bank saves a premature baby, prior to official opening!
ISRAEL’S National Milk Bank, built with donations from Australian Friends of Magen David Adom (NSW), saved its first baby last month. Born prematurely by caesarian section, baby Pegg was unable to digest anything other than breast milk, while mother Liraz Carmeli was unable to breastfeed for ... Continue Reading
Israel Ranked Number One
It is incredible to see #Israel ranked as Number one for safest countries around the world amid Covid19. We take great pride in our staff and volunteers who have been working hard from the beginning to keep Israelis as safe as possible and we thank every single health professional who are ... Continue Reading
The city of Tel Aviv Salutes Magen David Adom
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 ... Continue Reading
MDA to fit out ambulances with airtight separation for Coronavirus Patients
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 ... Continue Reading
Magen David Adom and the Ministry of Health operate additional mobile “Drive Thru” complexes in order to reach communities throughout the country
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 ... Continue Reading
MDA NOW COLLECTING PLASMA FROM RECOVERED CORONAVIRUS DONORS
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 ... Continue Reading