Day 9: Sunday 15th October


Magen David Adom is proud to participate in Israel’s National Drone Initiative, testing the ability to deliver blood, platelets, and plasma to two Tel Aviv hospitals via drone. The goal is to verify the method of packaging, product quality during flight, and procedures to ensure they meet Ministry of Health regulations. If the project proves…
On June 24, 2021, a 12-storey beachfront condominium in the Miami suburb of Surfside, Florida, partially collapsed killing 98 people and injuring many more.
Doctors, EMTs and paramedics from the South Florida Hatzalah, many of whom volunteer with the Magen David Adom International Unit, were among the first at the scene to provide lifesaving medical care, alongside rescue organisations.
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…
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Lives may be saved by a remarkable and generous initiative. The immediate beneficiaries are the students and staff of Masada College. However, in the long run, the beneficiaries could be you, your child or grandchild. Last year, nearly 100 high-school students and staff attended an on-site Magen David Adom First Aid course. The course was…
Magen David Adom proudly joined our community in celebration of Yom Ha’Atzmaut 2018. As the mood changed from solemn to celebratory, commemorating the soldiers who gave their lives protecting Israel to rejoicing in Israel’s rebirth 70 years ago. Magen David Adom has been serving Israel for 88 years, treating and saving the lives of IDF…