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MDA Moves National Dispatch Center
MAGEN DAVID ADOM MOVES ITS NATIONAL DISPATCH CENTER TO A NEW REINFORCED FACILITY AS A SAFEGUARD AGAINST MISSILE, CHEMICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL ATTACK The move coincides with other steps the organisation is taking to prepare for a number of emergency scenarios, including the possibility of war. On February 25th, Magen David Adom, dedicated its new National…
“One cannot imagine Israel’s medical system without Magen David Adom,” says health minister
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…
MDA holds airplane crash emergency drill
On November 30, 2021, an emergency drill was held at Ben-Gurion Airport, simulating the crash of a passenger plane on the runway with 250 people onboard. The drill was a joint effort between the Israeli Airports Authority, Magen David Adom, Israel Police, Israel Fire and Rescue, and other emergency organisations. “Today, we triaged 250 simulated…
A year after Lag B’Omer tragedy, MDA prepares.
Ahead of all events where large crowds are expected, Magen David Adom conducts training drills and prepares for all sorts of scenarios. The Lag B’Omer celebration at Mt. Meron is no exception. More than 150 lives were saved last year, thanks to this training. But as the country mourns the 45 men and boys who…
MDA’s Human Milk Bank saves preemies.
Israel’s Channel 11 aired “White Gold,” featuring MDA’s Sussman Family Foundation Human Milk Bank. In this three-minute excerpt, meet one mother who says, “ten minutes of my time [a day] provides quite a few meals for needy babies.” Einat Zeifa provides 160 liters of milk a month, picked up and processed by Magen David Adom. Dr. Sharron…