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Better training = saving more lives.

Magen David Adom (MDA) is inaugurating a state-of-the-art training facility for paramedics and EMTs where advanced technology is transforming how lifesavers are trained. Among its many other vitally important tasks, Magen David Adom (MDA) is responsible for certifying all… Read more

MDA saves Syrian pilgrim’s life after he suffers cardiac arrest.

While medically securing a rare delegation of senior Syrian Druze clerics, Magen David Adom teams saved the life of a 57-year-old visitor who suffered cardiac arrest. Thousands of visitors from the Druze community in Israel and from abroad have visited the tomb of Jethro in… Read more

Wartime volunteer midwife program, initiated in north, expands across the country.

Magen David Adom and Israel Midwives Organization’s joint ‘First Contractions’ project now has 200 volunteers to help expectant mothers who can’t get to a hospital in time. An initiative that dispatches local midwives to assist with out-of-hospital births across… Read more

A doctor’s faith thrives after an extraordinary encounter in Jerusalem.

Rogelio Quintero’s faith changed after one simple question from a stranger two years ago: “Why are you so distant with God?” At the time, Quintero, a Catholic medical student from Guadalajara, Mexico, was serving as a volunteer paramedic in… Read more

Dozens of MDA youth volunteers pay homage at Holocaust sites in Poland ahead of Yom HaShoah.

“It’s hard to believe that such horrors actually occurred,” said Nicole Beiser, whose brother was kidnapped and killed by Hamas terrorists. A delegation of 30 youth volunteers with Magen David Adom (MDA) recently took part in the organization’s annual… Read more

Israeli designer who once volunteered for MDA gives back in style at Palm Beach Gala.

Palm Beach, FL- Internationally acclaimed Israeli fashion designer Kobi Halperin, who once served as a volunteer medic for Magen David Adom (MDA), has found a powerful new way to support Israel’s national emergency medical service through fashion. At the American Friends… Read more

MDA and Israel Midwives Organization join forces to expand community birth programs.

With over 200 volunteer midwives, Magen David Adom (MDA) and the Israel Midwives Organization have joined forces to ensure safe deliveries in emergency and isolated out-of-hospital births. Following a Northen Israel pilot program, the program will operate alongside paramedics… Read more

Experts offer tips on resilience from Israel to Los Angeles in AFMDA webinar.

Representatives from After the Fire USA and Magen David Adom offered lessons learned on the topic of resilience from Israel in the aftermath of the October 7 attacks, and from Los Angeles following the megafires from this past winter, in… Read more

MDA and Israel Railways install defibrillators on 150 trains.

The collaboration has extended to include joint emergency drills, crew training, blood-donation drives and other initiatives focused on public safety. Magen David Adom and Israel Railways have begun installing defibrillators, for the first time, on more than 150 passenger… Read more

Hope is not just a word, it’s a commitment for AFMDA.

When you drive up to an event venue for a formal gala, having an ambulance parked by the entrance would normally be a concerning site. Not on March 2, at Chateau Luxe Event Venue in Phoenix. On that evening,… Read more