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MDA launches ‘Corona Guardians’ program

In light of the increase in coronavirus cases, Magen David Adom is launching a “corona guardians” project in which the organization trains the public to learn how the virus works and cut off the chain of infections among their family, friends, coworkers, and other places. Read more

MDA’s Ido Rosenblat again named Chief Information Officer of the Year by “People and Computers” magazine.

Ido Rosenblat, who oversees technology development at Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s paramedic and Red Cross service, was named Chief Information Officer of the Year by the online magazine “People and Computers,” the second time in three years he was so honored. In naming Rosenblat… Read more

Magen David Adom begins vaccinating Palestinian workers against Covid.

Or Yehuda, Israel (March 8, 2021) — Magen David Adom, Israel’s paramedic and Red Cross service, today began vaccinating Palestinians with Israeli work permits under a plan that will provide the first dose of the two-shot Moderna protocol to 120,000 Palestinians within the next two weeks. Read more

City in Israel names its town square in honor of MDA’s work combatting coronavirus.

Magen David Adom is widely known as one of the world’s premier paramedic organizations. However, to the people of Kiryat Motzkin, the city just north of Haifa, it’s now also the name of their town square after the municipality named it in honor of the… Read more

Prime Minister Netanyahu visits MDA vaccination site and commends organization on its work.

Akko, Israel (February 23, 2021) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Magen David Adom’s mobile vaccination center in Akko on Tuesday, February 23, to thank the country’s paramedic and Red Cross service for its pivotal role in combatting coronavirus in Israel. The Akko vaccination site… Read more

Israel fully vaccinates 30% of its people against Covid; a quarter of them through MDA initiatives.

Or Yehuda, Israel (February 15, 2021) — Israel has fully vaccinated 30% of its population against coronavirus, by far the most of any country. The nation with the second highest percentage of people fully inoculated, the United States, has vaccinated about 4.2% of its people, illustrating… Read more

Israel Post to issue stamps commemorating work of Magen David Adom.

Jerusalem (February 10, 2021) — How do you recognize an organization that’s proved vital in saving lives during the worst pandemic in more than a century? For Israel, one way is to immortalize them by issuing postage stamps paying homage to their work. Three postage stamps… Read more

Israel administers over 5 million initial Coronavirus vaccinations, including to 70% of “home confined” individuals.

Jerusalem, Israel (February 11, 2021) — A highly centralized heath care system has allowed Israel to vaccinate large swaths of the country, including entire populations of the most vulnerable. Those living in nursing homes, assisted living and the disabled were given top priority, as well as… Read more

Magen David Adom program enables Israel to become first country in the world to provide the first round of Covid vaccines to all of its nursing home and extended-care facility residents.

Or Yehuda, Israel (January 7, 2021) — Magen David Adom, Israel’s emergency medical and blood-service organization, reported today (Thursday) that it has completed the first round of vaccinations in all of the country’s nursing home and elder-care facilities, making Israel the first country in the world… Read more

Catherine Reed named Chief Executive Officer of AFMDA

New York — Catherine Reed, formerly chief development officer for American Friends of Magen David Adom, has been named chief executive officer, a position that’s effective January 1, 2021. “Cathy has been instrumental in many of the organization’s recent successes,” said Mark D. Lebow, chairman of… Read more