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Foreign MDA volunteers reflect on saving lives in Israel.
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…
With new at-home paramedic service, Israel’s national ambulance service becomes telemedicine pioneer
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Mom takes ambulance to son’s wedding.
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