Since before the founding of the Jewish State, the men and women of Israel’s emergency medical response organization Magen David Adom (MDA) have worked together with all communities in Israel to save lives with the latest in medical care and human compassion. Since 1930, MDA has also been at the forefront of medical technology, developing advances that have saved countless lives all over the world. As Israel’s national ambulance, blood-services, and disaster-relief organization, MDA serves as emergency medical first-responders to the state’s more than 8.5 million people. MDA also provides 100% of the blood to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and works in partnership with the IDF to ensure lives of wounded soldiers are saved in emergency situations.
While MDA is now well-known around the world as a leading life-saving organization, Among MDA’s first triumphs was the creation of its blood bank and the launching of a volunteer blood donor organization in 1936. In 1950,the “Magen David Adom Law” officially recognized MDA as Israel’s National Rescue service and made special mention of the blood services as well. (more…)
