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Covid-19 transport buses
*NEW* MDA-Buses now operating in Israel! With the assistance of the IDF’s Ground Forces Technology Unit and In cooperation with the Osem Nestle Company and Dan bus Company, Magen David Adom created two dedicated buses to safely and efficiently evacuate multiple #coronavirus patients. These MDA-buses are fully equipped with Intensive Care Units and can treat…
MDA graduate aces EMT test and saves a life the same day
Joshua Rothstein finished Magen David Adom’s final EMT exam, scoring a perfect 100. That same day, when he arrived at the Haganah train station in Tel Aviv to return to his home in Rehovot, he heard an announcement requesting immediate medical assistance. Right: Joshua Rothstein reunites with Igor Kirkopolo after saving his life a week…
MDA youth volunteers: “A team of angels.”
Last week, an ambulance was called to a house in Netanya by the wife of an elderly man who had fallen. After he was treated, Romy Peled, a youth volunteer who was part of the crew, noticed that the couple needed more than just medical assistance. “The patient told us about his and his wife’s…
MDA and Israeli cancer charity sponsor blood and hair donation drive
On Wednesday, Magen David Adom and Zichron Menachem, an Israeli nonprofit for children with cancer, held “Double Donation Day,” an event that encouraged their employees and the Israeli public to donate hair and/or blood. In total, 144 braids were collected from both women and men to create natural, high-quality wigs for cancer patients, and 194…
MDA head of volunteers talks to ILTV about rescue operations during the Jerusalem fire
ILTV — Itsik Goldfarb, head of the volunteer department for Magen David Adom, discusses MDA’s preparations, evacuations, and training for the massive wildfires in the Jerusalem Forest that destroyed some 6,200 acres between Sunday and Tuesday. More than 2,000 people were evacuated from their homes. Thankfully, casualties were minimal.
MDA Establishes ‘Vaccines on Wheels’
‘Vaccines on Wheels’ is a new program established by MDA to prepare for the incoming coronavirus vaccinations. Manufactured by the Israeli company Caravilla, these unique caravans are specially designed for optimal hygiene, storage, and safety when it comes to administering the vaccines. In the meantime, the vehicles will be used for ‘on-the-go’ flu vaccinations as…