by David Freed I attended the Magen David Adom International Conference in Israelthis month, which was my first conference as the CEO of AustralianFriends of Magen David Adom, since I joined in October 2021.I would like to share my experiences and emotions with you as Ireflect on the events and ... Continue Reading
A year after Lag B’Omer tragedy, MDA prepares.
Ahead of all events where large crowds are expected, Magen David Adom conducts training drills and prepares for all sorts of scenarios. The Lag B’Omer celebration at Mt. Meron is no exception. More than 150 lives were saved last year, thanks to this training. On Monday, MDA held a multi-casualty d ... Continue Reading
MDA Paramedic who served as commando, killed in action
A 47-year-old police commando who additionally volunteered his time as a paramedic with Magen David Adom, was killed Friday morning, succumbing to his wounds after being struck in an exchange of gunfire with terrorists near Jenin in Samaria. The officer, Sgt. Major Noam Raz, was a 23-year veteran ... Continue Reading
World’s first underground anti-missile Blood Center dedicated in Israel
$200 Million facility will double Israel’s national blood supply. As terrorism continues to take the lives of innocent Israelis, Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s paramedic and Red Cross service, dedicated the world’s first subterranean, shielded national blood services center in Ramla, Israe ... Continue Reading
‘The Marcus National Blood Services Center’ opening soon
Over the past six years, MDA together with the government of Israel, has been working on a new $200M building - ‘Marcus National Blood Services Center’ in Ramla. The success of this project will guarantee Israel’s blood supply in the face of rapid population growth, the ongoing threat of terro ... Continue Reading
Milk Bank Breaks Record!
Magen David Adom runs the national Human Milk Bank, and this week, broke a record! Magen David Adom broke a new record this week, with the Human Milk Bank supplied 30 liters of milk to Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) across Israel. This amount is equal to six weeks nursing supply, and ... Continue Reading
Youth Volunteers visit Poland
As we approach one of the most solemn days in the Israeli calendar - Holocaust Remembrance Day, we take the time to reflect. Magen David Adom youth volunteers flew to Poland to learn about the Holocaust. Just here. As I sit beneath the tall, bare trees, do I understand how the very ... Continue Reading
A Ukrainian refugee becomes MDA aid-provider
The life of Victoria Leshiner, a Jewish woman living in Donetsk, Ukraine, was completely normal until about a month ago. When the war began, she started looking for a way out with her two children, a 20-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son. Having lived in Israel some 20 years ago, she decided ... Continue Reading
MDA youth volunteer saves bus driver’s life.
Arutz Sheva — During a routine ambulance shift in Tel Aviv, 15-year-old MDA youth volunteer Ido Edelheit noticed a bus loaded with dozens of children and teenagers that was stopped in the middle of the intersection [on a street in Tel Aviv] and realized that the driver was in medical distress. T ... Continue Reading
Saving lives in a Ukrainian refugee camp
By Racheli Ikar, MDA Paramedic Kishinev, Moldova — My friends and I, EMTs and paramedics from Magen David Adom, have had the privilege of being on a special mission in Moldova. This mission will be spoken about for some time to come — rescuing refugees from within Ukraine, from Odessa and My ... Continue Reading