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AFMDA Gala is a glittering tribute to Israel’s heroic medics.

The top-tier event featuring Debra Messing, Nate Buzz, Noa Cochva, and Ambassador Gilad Erdanat Cipriani 42 drew a new generation of supporters eager to help save lives in Israel. New York (September 18, 2024) — Actress and activist Debra Messing hosted the American Friends of… Read more

MDA trains Wolt drivers in lifesaving first aid.

Magen David Adom is training 1,000 Wolt delivery drivers in lifesaving first aid, leveraging their widespread presence to improve emergency response nationwide. Magen David Adom (MDA) will train 1,000 Wolt delivery drivers, giving them lifesaving first aid tools, in a first-of-its-kind… Read more

MDA concludes two-day multi-casualty incident drill.

Magen David Adom teams participated in a multi-casualty event drill to further improve medical response to events of great magnitude. MDA teams provided medical response to several simulated incidents in different locations in around the central city of Petach Tikva and smaller communities in which… Read more

The state expects MDA to tackle national challenges, but with no state budget.

Eli Bin, Director General of Magen David Adom (MDA): “On October 7, our 101 emergency call center received nearly 22,000 calls, compared to 4,500 on a regular Saturday. We are used to responding within minutes, and we managed to activate all emergency centers – and… Read more

MDA treats 12 injured in deadly Ramla car explosion.

The blast killed 4, including 3 children. Magen David Adom immediately dispatched ambulances, MICUs, and first responders on Medicycles following reports to its 101 emergency hotline of a car explosion in the central city of Ramla. MDA EMTs and paramedics provided medical treatment and transported… Read more

Large MDA forces respond to terror shooting at Allenby Crossing.

Shooting attack killed three men near the Israel-Jordan border. Large Magen David Adom forces were dispatched to the scene of a shooting at the Allenby Crossing separating Jordan and the West Bank. Following a call to the call center, MDA immediately sent helicopters, ambulances, MICUs… Read more

MDA assists woman in giving birth while on vacation in northern Israel.

An on-call midwife, part of MDA’s First Contractions initiative, delivered a baby boy in a vacation rental with an ambulance team. Brit and her baby boy. Expectant mother Brit was enjoying a few days away in northern Israel with her husband and children before her… Read more

Revisiting the sites and tastes of the Shuk.

Raphael Sharaf dreamed of visiting the market where he worked for many years; MDA’s Wish Ambulance helped him fulfil his dream. Sharaf enjoying a fresh tamarind drink. For 25 years, Raphael Sharaf and his father sold vegetables together from their stand in Jerusalem’s market, Shuk… Read more

Gilad Erdan takes helm as global president of MDA, enhancing emergency response.

Gilad Erdan, former UN ambassador, has been appointed to lead Magen David Adom’s emergency response efforts, as well as international awareness campaigns. Israel’s outgoing Ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, has been appointed as global president of Magen David Adom (MDA), the organization… Read more

MDA responds to attack near Hebron in which three were killed.

Three Israelis, a woman and two men, were killed early Sunday morning at the Tarkumiya Crossing near Hebron in the West Bank. Magen David Adom EMTs and paramedics quickly arrived on the scene including via helicopter, ambulance, Mobile Intensive Care Unit, and Medicycle. After attempting… Read more