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Operation Swords of Iron: MDA on Red Alert

In light of the security situation in Israel, Magen David Adom stands on high alert with teams across the country deployed to save more lives. [...]

Legacies on a mission to save lives

Each year legacies to Magen David Adom are directly responsible for saving the lives of thousands of people in Israel. How better to showcase the work these legacies enable, than [...]

Lifesavers for the future

There are few organisations in Israel that invest as much in the future generations as Magen David Adom. Whether it be through volunteer programmes or youth training, MDA firmly has [...]

Songs of a lifesaver

Magen David Adom UK hosted a dinner with Shai Abramson, the world renowned Chief Cantor, the Chief Cantor of the Israel Defence Forces and an MDA volunteer medic. [...]

Artwork collection keeps on giving

Gisela Martin was a housekeeper who died with a modest estate. Little did she know that her former employer, the late Harry Fuld Jr - an industrialist who lost everything [...]

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Nationwide support for MDA

Magen David Adom is Israel’s largest volunteer organisation and as anyone involved will testify, being part of MDA is like being part of one big family. The same is true [...]

From Lagos with love

In May of this year, the Redeemed Christian Church of God, based in Lagos, Nigeria, returned to Israel for the first time since before the Covid-19 pandemic. The General Overseer, [...]

Operation Shield and Arrow: MDA on Red Alert

In light of the security situation in Israel, Magen David Adom stands on high alert with teams across the country deployed to save more lives. [...]

Brits giving blood in Israel once again

Magen David Adom UK launched its Blood Drive for British olim in Israel with two landmark events in February. The events came just a fortnight after it was announced that, [...]

Operation Olive Branches: MDA Responds

This week, as we’ve seen the devastating news coming from Turkey and Syria. [...]

Seven months pregnant, and saving lives alongside her husband

This story sounds like an action-packed romantic movie script: Adi and Matti Kolani are both MDA EMTs and ambulance drivers. They are MDA volunteers, married, and Matti is seven months [...]

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How Israeli AI can help emergency call centres | Opinion

Every week there’s another story in the American media about someone who died because of a problem originating at a 911 call center. In Portland, ambulances are delayed before they’re [...]

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BLOOMBERG HOSTS CELEBRATION OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM

On Thursday 29th September Bloomberg hosted a celebration of the work of Magen David Adom at its London headquarters. The event was the latest in the long-standing relationship and collaboration between [...]

LORD SACKS MDA BLOODMOBILE DEDICATED IN ISRAEL

Members of the late Chief Rabbi’s family join from around the world A bloodmobile donated in memory of the late Chief Rabbi, Lord Jonathan Sacks zt”l was dedicated recently in a moving [...]

Heartbeat

Joshua Diamond is Fundraising Manager for MDA UK. This series of multi-formatted blogs will be a new window in the work of Magen David Adom across a range of genres. [...]

Red Shield Summer 2022

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Refugees minister praises response of Jewish and Israeli organisations to Ukraine war

Minister for Refugees Lord Richard Harrington has hailed the response of Jewish and Israeli organisations around the world to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, following Russia’s invasion in February [...]

MDA UK honours Redeemed Christian Church of God with Mezuzah in new Blood Centre

The RCCG has had a Mezuzah dedicated in its name in Magen David Adom’s new Marcus National Blood Services Centre, Ramla. In May 2022, representatives of the Redeemed Christian Church [...]

The Redeemed Christian Church of God is honored by the Magen David Adom

The RCCG has Mezuzah dedicated in its name in the new Marcus National Blood services center. In May 2022, representatives of the RCCG, the Continental Overseer of the Europe Mainland, [...]

MDA UK welcomes H.E. Dr Mohammed Al-Hadid

This week MDA UK was privileged to host H.E. Dr Mohammed Al-Hadid, President of the Jordan National Red Crescent Society (JNRCS), at events across Manchester, London, Ireland and Paris. It [...]

Wes Streeting MP visits MDA facilities in Israel

The Shadow Health Secretary visited Israel with Labour Friends of Israel, which coincided with the BioMed Israel 2022 conference that took place in Tel Aviv. To enable Wes to learn more about [...]

Magen David Adom opens £90 million Blood Centre

On Monday 2 May, President Isaac Herzog opened Magen David Adom’s Marcus National Blood Services Centre. The 48,000 square-metre facility is the world’s most secure national blood bank. Ensuring a [...]