Ambulance service Israeli-style

In 2023,  Magen David Adom Emergency Medical Technicians and paramedics were dispatched on 1,447,561 calls, on over 2,300 mobile intensive care units (MICUs), ambulances and medicycles across Israel. Read more

Red Cross finds little sympathy among Israelis amid accusations of ineptitude, bias

“Humanitarianism,” “compassion,” “neutrality”—these are the words the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) would like linked to its name. Read more

Baby escapes injury as Palestinians fire on Israeli car

Two Israelis were wounded in a shooting attack overnight Wednesday while they were driving near Itamar, southeast of Shechem (Nablus) in central Samaria. A five-month-old girl who was in the car was uninjured. Read more

Israel’s ‘Iron Parrot’ awaits reunion with owner

The rescue workers of Magen David Adom’s Ashdod station refer to their feathered friend as the Iron Parrot. Read more

MDA paramedics treated victims inside an MDA station under fire

Georgi Guliak, a senior paramedic at MDA, woke up on Saturday and went to his regular shift at the Magen David Adom station in Sderot. Read more

Maccabiah: Magen David Adom well-prepared

The preparations and assessments for medical security for the events of the 21st Maccabiah, which will open on July 14 with the opening ceremony at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, have just ended. Read more

MDA to the rescue

While playing soccer with his children in the Jerusalem suburb of Pisgat Ze’ev, 49 year old Yohanan Mevorah suddenly lost consciousness and collapsed. Read more

Hospitalised following the Hadera attack, border policeman taken to soccer game by MDA

About a week and half ago, E, a Border Police officer, was injured in the terror attack in Hadera. Read more

Milk of human kindness

Ezra’s life-president Barbara Cohen, treasurer Mimi Wise and committee members have presented a cheque for $24,500 to Magen David Adom for Mothers Milk Bank in Israel. Read more

MDA vaccinates Palestinian workers

As part of the national effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Israel, the government has decided to provide vaccinations to Palestinian workers with permits to work in Israel. Read more

An MDA EMT delivers his own baby in the middle of his shift

When Abraham Ivri was on duty as an MDA Emergency Medical Technician in the Gilboa region, he did not imagine that his shift would end with the birth of his sixth daughter. Read more

Happy 90th birthday MDA!

The story of Israel’s ambulance service Magen David Adom began exactly 90 years ago, on June 7, 1930, when the British High Commissioner approved the registration of the Association for Rapid Assistance as an association. Read more

Israeli researchers believe coronavirus vaccine testing could commence by June

Israeli researchers said they are days away from finishing production of the active component of a coronavirus vaccine that could be tested on humans starting June 1. Read more

A city says thank you

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Israel gets ready to deal with Coronavirus

Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu has visited MDA’s National Operations Center in Kiryat Ono, where a joint call centre for Magen David Adom and the Ministry of Health was established on Saturday night specifically to deal with the Coronavirus. Read more

MDA teams to test Israelis who may have Coronavirus symptoms

Magen David Adom teams have begun visiting homes to take a mucosal sample of those staying in solitary confinement having reported symptoms such as a cough, high fever and more, and were instructed by the doctor from the Ministry of Health. Read more

Magen David Adom’s new “Sea-Bulance” already at work

The Magen David Adom’ Sea-Bulance was inaugurated last week at the Kinneret and has already been able to assist the sick and injured, including those who were treated by medics and paramedics on the Sea-Bulance. Read more

MDA first responder delivers her own baby

Magen David Adom Medi-Cycle First Responder Lita Barzan from Kiryat Ata woke one morning with contractions. Read more

Magen David Adom ambos special guests at a simcha

Moshe Kahlon’s wife, Karnit, woke from her husband’s heavy breathing just before he lost his pulse and stopped breathing. Read more

Angels on motorbikes

As part of Magen David Adom’s ongoing efforts of to shorten response and arrival times of its teams, the emergency medicine technicians and paramedics arrive on scene events using various means of transportation, starting from the well-known ambulances and mobile intensive care units, through helicopters, electric bicycle and the “Bimbulance” vehicles that can reach even hardly accessible areas. Read more

Israeli father of 6, MDA volunteer medic killed in drive-by shooting terror attack near Nablus

The victim, 35-year-old Raziel Shevah, was pronounced dead at Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba in central Israel shortly after arriving there. Read more

Baby milk bank

In April of 2018, the first national Breast Milk Bank is set to open in Israel. Read more

Magen David Adom’s new CEO behind telethon to fund a 4X4 life support ambulance

Recently appointed CEO of Australian Friends of Magen David Adom, Doron Lazarus will lead a team of volunteers from local schools youth groups in this year’s Red Sunday Pesach Telethon on 2 April. Read more

MDA delivers 100 blood units and plasma to Peru in order to save Israeli traveller’s life

During the past week, Magen David Adom, with the coordination of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has flown blood units to Lima, Peru in order to save the life of Zohar Katz, an Israeli traveller who is hospitalised there in severe condition. Read more

Two ambulances from NSW

Thanks to the generosity of the New South Wales community, Magen David Adom now has two new ambulances in its fleet. Read more