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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…
The Lifesaver Newsletter
Download your copy of Lifesaver, the Newsletter of Australian Friends of Magen David Adom Limited (NSW) here: Download Lifesaver Newsletter
Israeli Actor Recovers from Coronavirus & Donates Plasma
Israeli actor Lior Kalfon was hospitalised with COVID-19 recently and as soon as he recovered, he went to Magen David Adom to donate plasma. MDA has developed an antibody-vaccine that helps treat individuals severely affected by the virus, by using plasma from recovered patients. This treatment has already saved many lives!
Generous Gift of an Ambulance and a Medicycle
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…
Day 4 of the Iron Swords War: MDA Activity Summary for the Day
From this evening up to 20:15, Magen David Adom teams have rendered medical assistance to 20 victims of rocket strikes in the south. The breakdown includes: 2 fatalities, 1 seriously injured, and 1 moderately injured from shrapnel in the Western Negev communities and Ashkelon. 16 others sustained minor injuries while heading to protected areas. Since…
Coronavirus Update
A quick update on how your support is helping Magen David Adom fight the coronavirus in Israel: Key Stats Magen David Adom has performed more than 8,571 at-home tests. As of March 17th, 280 Israelis have tested positive for the disease. MDA has tripled its call-taking capacity in response to deluge of calls about coronavirus. MDA is taking more than…
