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Israel’s Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz visited the MDA National Command and Control Centre in Kiryat Ono on Thursday morning. The minister met with MDA Director-General Eli Bin who shared the challenges MDA faces daily, how Covid has compounded them, and the lifesaving organization’s solutions to overcoming them. The minister viewed a presentation by Chief Information…
MDA treats dozens of injured as Israel faces rockets, riots, and incendiary balloons
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Day 25 Iron Swords War: Update to MDA activities in past 24 hours
In the 24 hours until 19:15 MDA teams treated 20 casualties, including 4 injured by glass shards in the Ashdod region – a 55 year old male in serious condition, and three further males aged 66, 46 and 35 in mild condition. 6 casualties injured while seeking shelter in Ashdod, Tel Aviv and Bat Yam…
Thomas Bakker – Participant MDA Overseas Volunteer Program
Having had the opportunity to participate in the May ‘Basic First -Aid Course’ this year, I could not recommend this experience more highly to anyone willing to put themselves out of their comfort zone. I came to Israel not knowing anyone, the language or the culture. And not being Jewish, I could not have stood…
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 work with Magen David Adom in converting…
