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A Taste of Israel
Magen David Adom friends filled the cinema at Westfield on Sunday November 20 to see a mouth-watering documentary about food from all over Israel. “In Search of Israeli Cuisine” portrayed a diverse, multi-cultural society which has adapted a huge variety of foods and food styles to its own lifestyle and taste. The evening commenced with…
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…
Defibrillators Save 4 Lives in One Hour
The defibrillator and good CPR are the two most vital parts of any resuscitation, and it is something that anyone can do to help save lives! This week, thanks to MDA, four lives were saved in just one hour. Dozens of calls are received each hour by MDA’s 101 Dispatch Center. In the space of…
Blood bank development progresses
Magen David Adom has been working hard to finish the new $US 100 million National Blood and Logistics Centre in Ramla. This is the largest capital project that Magen David Adom has ever undertaken. It is a lifesaving collaboration between American Friends of Magen David Adom, Magen David Adom UK, Australian Friends of MDA and…
4 killed, 2 wounded in grotesque terror attack
out to be terrorist acts by the same perpetrator. An Arab Israeli from Hura, a southern Bedouin town, repeatedly stabbed a woman at a gas station, ran over a cyclist with his car, and stabbed four people at a shopping center. The stabbings were particularly brutal. Throats were slashed and in at least one case…