Magen David Adom has announced a first of its kind solution to safeguard medical teams and the ambulance driver from being infected by the COVID-19 patients being transported. Over 100 donated MDA ambulances were specially redesigned internally in order to safely transport COVID-19 ... Continue Reading
Magen David Adom turns telephone booths & lottery kiosks into lifesavers
Magen David Adom has entered joint ventures with Bezeq and Mifal HaPayis to install defibrillators around the country to help counter the most common cause of death in Israel and around the world – cardiac arrest. Israel’s main telephone company, Bezeq Israel Telecom, has announced that it will ... Continue Reading
Israel’s battle against COVID-19
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Israel, Magen David Adom has been at the frontline of the battle against the virus. MDA’s tactics in combatting COVID-19 have been critical in preventing an even larger crisis in Israel. Since MDA’s inception 90 years ago, its purpose has been to provide ... Continue Reading
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, ... Continue Reading
Magen David Adom stands in solidarity with the Jewish communities affected by the coronavirus around the world
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