Tag: Magen David Adom
Floyd Mayweather dedicates motorcycle fleet to Magen David Adom
On the fourth day of his trip to Israel, former boxing champion Floyd Mayweather visited Magen David Adom’s Marcus National Blood Services Center in the central city of Ramla, where he dedicated a fleet...
13 years after saving infant, medics join ‘miracle’ bar mitzvah
In a heartwarming reunion, a team of medics were invited to the recent bar mitzvah celebration of Shmuel Kovetzik in Kfar Chabad, near Tel Aviv, whose life they saved at birth.
“We had a traumatic...
New AI software will link Israeli police, ambulance, fire services
The dispatch systems of Israel’s three rescue services are now linked, allowing any of the agencies—Israel Police, Israel Fire and Rescue Services, and Magen David Adom (MDA)—to automatically dispatch each other in emergencies rather...
Palestinian terrorist shoots and kills Israeli counter-terrorism officer, volunteer paramedic
A member of Israel’s National Counterterrorism Unit Yamam was killed on Friday afternoon after being shot by a Palestinian terrorist in Jenin as part of maneuvers by the Israel Defense Forces that is being...
Magen David Adom, Ben-Gurion University announce academic affiliation
Magen David Adom and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev are affiliating in an academic initiative designed to improve training for paramedics and emergency medical technicians, as well as improve the quality of pre-hospital emergency...
Project to place defibrillators in Jerusalem synagogues before Jewish New Year
Magen David Adom has been prioritizing the task of placing defibrillators in public spaces throughout Israel this year. Already, thousands have been installed around the country, including hundreds to be added in Jerusalem synagogues...
Israelis make more than 2,200 blood donations to help Meron victims
Following the tragedy at Israel’s Mount Meron on Thursday night in which 45 people were killed and many more injured, blood donation sites were set up nationwide on Friday.
The public answered the call, and...
Dozens killed, injured in apparent stampede during Lag B’Omer in Meron
Dozens of Israelis have been reported killed and injured in an apparent stampede during Lag B’Omer commemorations in Meron, in what is being called one of the largest peacetime disasters in the nation’s history.
According to...
Israeli Health Ministry launches vaccination drive for Masa participants
Recent efforts by the Masa Israel Journey organization and the Jewish Agency to petition Israel’s Health Ministry came to fruition on Wednesday with the launch of a vaccination program for Masa participants currently residing...
Israel prepares vehicles for flu shots and mobile COVID-19 vaccines
In preparation for the flu season and the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines needing special refrigeration, three mobile vaccination caravans were commissioned by Magen David Adom, Israel’s national organization responsible for emergency pre-hospital medical care...