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A familiar face at the scene: two MDA medics save a colleague’s child.

Roy Gimpowitz and Orian Lukatz visited Michal and Itai Luzon at their home in Even Yehuda. Michal Luzon has spent the past two years rushing toward emergencies. As a volunteer EMT with Magen David Adom, she’s trained to stay calm under pressure, treat the… Read more

The front line of the home front: Magen David Adom is Israel’s emergency backbone.

By any measure, the morning of Oct. 7 reshaped Israel’s understanding of emergency preparedness. The unprecedented assault that unfolded across southern Israel exposed vulnerabilities that had long existed in theory but rarely on such a scale in practice: simultaneous… Read more

80 newly certified paramedics join Israel’s emergency front.

At a graduation ceremony held at Magen David Adom headquarters in Ramla, 80 newly certified paramedics were welcomed into MDA’s ranks this week, marking the completion of intensive training courses. The moving ceremony, presented by Yifat Glazman, head of MDA’s… Read more

Delivering change: MDA midwife seeks expanded role for women’s health care.

Israeli midwife Gila Zarbiv is a passionate advocate for the World Health Organization’s view that midwifery is “the gold standard of women’s health care.” Zarbiv, 41, is a hospital midwife, researcher, mother of four and wife of… Read more

MDA volunteer welcomes new life just before Shavuot.

As a volunteer Magen David Adom senior EMT and ambulance driver, rabbi, and father, Uriel David Shlomi has spent years answering calls that arrive without warning and demand everything at once. But two days before the holiday of Shavuot began, one of the most… Read more

Israel’s breast milk bank gives premature and vulnerable babies a lifeline no formula can replace.

“Breast milk has many benefits and contains numerous antibodies and immune components that protect babies from disease and help build the immune system. It also contains unique active components that support the development of the brain and body… Read more

Man suffers cardiac arrest en route to checkup, saved by MDA team.

Nitzan Raz is back at home thanks his MDA team. For a full year, 31-year-old Nitzan Raz had been living with persistent chest pain. One evening, his wife urged him to get checked out by a doctor and he finally agreed. While he was… Read more

Saying thanks to MDA’s heroes.

Gilles Gade, a member of the AFMDA National Board, brings tireless dedication to the work of Magen David Adom. In addition to raising awareness and funds for MDA, Gilles, a paramedic himself, volunteers with MDA whenever he spends time in Israel. In conversation with… Read more

MDA and Health Ministry launch dedicated mental health emergency unit.

Magen David Adom, Israel’s emergency service, has partnered with the Health Ministry to establish a dedicated mental health emergency response unit in central Israel for mental health-related emergencies received through MDA’s hotline, a spokesperson says. In the… Read more

MDA salutes the mothers saving lives on the frontlines while raising families.

As Mother’s Day approaches, Magen David Adom (MDA),Israel’s national emergency medical service, is recognizing the extraordinary mothers within its ranks, women who dedicate themselves not only to their families, but also to saving lives of strangers on the frontlines of an ongoing war. From… Read more