Day 9: Sunday 15th October


A blood drive for people and dogs was held last week in Kiryat Anavim, a town west of Jerusalem. The event was held due to a shortage of blood products in veterinary hospitals, and to raise awareness about the need for lifesaving blood donations for both people and pets. A Magen David Adom bloodmobile came…
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 technology as a potential lifesaver, saving crucial minutes by instantly notifying…
Over the past year, MDA NSW has been delighted to be able to boost MDA Israel’s fleet by three ambulances and two medicyles. One ambulance and a medicycle have been donated by a most generous and very unassuming benefactor, Dr Cyril Aarons. Cyril was born in 1928 in London. He served in the British army…
Magen David Adom mourns the death of Lior Levy, 19 years old at the time of her death, a resident of Dimona, who was killed in battle in the Gaza Envelope. Lior started her career at MDA as a youth volunteer about 5 years ago, during which she helped save the lives of many. Lior…
One night 24 years ago when he was one year old, Moshe Biton’s parents came into his room to find him unable to breathe and his skin turned completely blue. They rushed him to the MDA station near their home in Hatzor HaGlilit in northern Israel. Ronen Kadosh, then a young EMT at MDA, started…
The Jerusalem Post — Magen David Adom’s Overseas Volunteer Program held its annual ceremony on Thursday, July 21, with 158 foreign volunteers in attendance, half of whom had completed the June program and the rest about to begin their ambulance shifts. After 10 days of extensive training, the volunteers are deployed on ambulances and provide support —both physical…