As we approach the High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we look back on another COVID ravaged year, both here in Australia and also in Israel. Magen David Adom has been and remains at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19. MDA has conducted more than five million tests, given more ... Continue Reading
MDA NSW – putting more ambulances on Israel’s roads
Thank you, our dear supporters for answering MDA’s call to raise urgently needed funds to replace the ambulances damaged in the recent conflict in Israel. MDA’s ambulances have been under extreme pressure during COVID and the recent Guardian of the Walls operation when 374 lifesaving vehicles ... Continue Reading
MDA graduate aces EMT test and saves a life the same day
Joshua Rothstein finished Magen David Adom’s final EMT exam, scoring a perfect 100. That same day, when he arrived at the Haganah train station in Tel Aviv to return to his home in Rehovot, he heard an announcement requesting immediate medical assistance. Right: Joshua Rothstein reunites with ... Continue Reading
MDA head of volunteers talks to ILTV about rescue operations during the Jerusalem fire
ILTV — Itsik Goldfarb, head of the volunteer department for Magen David Adom, discusses MDA’s preparations, evacuations, and training for the massive wildfires in the Jerusalem Forest that destroyed some 6,200 acres between Sunday and Tuesday. More than 2,000 people were evacuated from their homes. ... Continue Reading
Magen David Adom to open 220 rapid-testing centres amid new restrictions
The Government is still debating restrictions on outdoor restaurant seating and pools ahead of implementation. Magen David Adom is set to open some 220 antigen test centers around Israel on Wednesday as new restrictions come into force to combat rising cases of COVID-19. The government is ... Continue Reading
MDA ANNUAL CAMPAIGN 2021: AMBULANCES SAVE LIVES. PLEASE HELP US!
This year’s Annual Campaign is aimed at raising funds to replace the 12 ambulances which were damaged and destroyed in the recent conflict in Israel. MDA Israel has asked for funds to be raised urgently to replace the ambulances damaged during the recent Guardian of the Walls campaign when twelve ... Continue Reading
MDA’s New Wish Ambulance Launched on a Special Voyage
7-year-old Rafael Yotam fulfilled his dream of becoming a captain on a navy ship. About four years ago, Rafael Yotam Cohen, who has cancer, fulfilled a dream using an MDA Wish Ambulance - and flew in an MDA-Lahak emergency helicopter in the southern skies of the country. Recently, Rafael Yotam's ... Continue Reading
An MDA Lottery Booth Defibrillator Saves the Life of a 40-Year-Old Man in the Carmel Market
Last week, a man collapsed in the Carmel Market in Tel Aviv. MDA’s 101 emergency call center was immediately contacted and began the process of saving his life with the help of an emergency defibrillator stored on the side of a Mifal HaPais lottery booth. After emergency call center EMT, Yuval ... Continue Reading
New technology automatically alerts MDA when a vehicle is in an accident
An Israeli insurance company is capitalizing on technology developed by Magen David Adom and Israeli tech startup MDGo that will automatically notify MDA when vehicles owned by the insurer’s clients are involved in accidents. The insurance company, Direct Insurance, and MDA both see the ... Continue Reading
Facebook Israel launches blood donation locator feature
Facebook users will now be able to sign up for real-time alerts at blood donation centres in their area and set up routine reminders to donate blood. Facebook Israel CEO Adi Soffer-Teeni visited Magen David Adom National Headquarters in Kiryat Ono on Monday as part of the launch of a new feature ... Continue Reading