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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 attempting to prevent a potential lockdown during the High…
Schools colouring in competition
Board Members, Allyson Small and Melissa McCurdie co-ordinated a very successful colouring in competition for the Jewish Day Schools in October with very colourful results. Thank you to the wonderful schools and students who showed enthusiasm, skill and support for MDA Israel! It was difficult to choose the winners from the hundreds of fantastic entries…
MDA youth volunteer saves bus driver’s life.
Arutz Sheva — During a routine ambulance shift in Tel Aviv, 15-year-old MDA youth volunteer Ido Edelheit noticed a bus loaded with dozens of children and teenagers that was stopped in the middle of the intersection [on a street in Tel Aviv] and realized that the driver was in medical distress. Thanks to Ido’s alertness and…
MDA shares Covid blood donation solution at JPost Conference
THE JERUSALEM POST — Magen David Adom has been responsible for all of Israel’s blood supply, including for the IDF, since 1950. MDA has ensured that the State of Israel’s medical system has the blood supply needed despite the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the organisation’s Director of Blood Services Prof. Eilat Shinar, M.D. “We had…
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 Kadishi, realized that the…
