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In Preparation for Emergencies, IMDA Holds a Seminar on Restoring Family Links

Training Coordination Seminar at IMDA

A warm Saturday for Sudanese and Eritrean refugees in the MDA administration building In a unique humanitarian operation, with special help from the Red Cross, the MDA management provided warm shelter, food, mattresses and blankets to approximately a hundred refugees from Sudan and Eritrea who live in the Levinski park in Tel Aviv with no roof over their head; "It's doubtful if they would survive the stormy weather this weekend without a shelter", MDA says. A warm Saturday for Sudanese and Eritrean refugees in the MDA administration building . Read more...

Invitation to a photography exhibition in collaboration with IMDA Magen David Adom in Israel, in cooperation with the ICRC and the IFRC, is taking part of a photography exhibition of the photographer Ziv Koren. The photographs collection, showing the life of people with AIDS in Africa, will be presented for the first time during the weak of awareness for AIDS. Read more...

Kenya Parliament Members Visited Kenyan Trainees in Israel 8 March 2011 As part of its ongoing effort to expand its emergency medical and ambulance services, and in honour of the UN campaign for the International Year of Forests, 26 participants from the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS), the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), and representatives from the Kisimu District Hospital are hosted by Magen David Adom in Israel (IMDA) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to an Advanced First Aid - Training of Trainers program, from 7 - 21 March, 2011. Read more...

Kenya Red Cross and KWS Training in Israel 7-21 March 2011 As part of its ongoing effort to expand its emergency medical and ambulance services, and in honour of the UN campaign for the International Year of Forests, 26 participants from the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS), the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), and representatives from the Kisimu District Hospital are hosted by Magen David Adom in Israel (IMDA) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to an Advanced First Aid - Training of Trainers program, from 7 - 21 March, 2011. Read more...

MDA activities in Haiti In January 2010, following the horrendous earthquake in Haiti, MDA launched a broad aid program, mobilizing resources and professionals to the affected area. Over 2 million people were affected by the earthquake. As part of the immediate response, medical and logistic support teams were sent, providing urgent care to thousands injured in the field hospitals. Read more...

An unusual way of dissemination Nearly 700 of MDA Youth volunteers, participants of the Multi Casualty Incidents course, enjoyed an experiential activity on the movement fundamental principals, the Red Crystal symbol and the basics of international humanitarian law. The activity was led by Mrs. Rachel Ikar-Cohen, the MDA Dissemination Officer, who split the group into two rounds; in each a class of several hundred participants took part. Read more...

MDA distributed warm clothing kits to children and youth from needy families 16.09.2009 Magen David Adom, with the support of the ICRC, led a project of support to children and youth from unfortunate families from towns in the periphery in southern and northern Israel. Read more...

MDA Delegation in Azerbaijan 16-23 August 2009, Training of Trainers On 16th of August, Magen David Adom delegation arrived in Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan, in order to continue the fruitful relationship between Magen David Adom in Israel and the Red Crescent Society of Azerbaijan. . Read more...

The "Battle of Solferino" March in Italy, 2008 On June 21th, a Magen David Adom delegation arrived in Solferino, Italy, for the "Battle of Solferino" ceremony followed by a festive parade. This year is the 149th anniversary of the Solferino battle between Austrian and French armies which took place at the cite in the 19th century, an event that marks the birth of the Red Cross and Red Crescent International Movement. Read more...

Susan Edel, MDA Tracing volunteer, finds family links while participating in ITS seminar Susan Edel, MDA volunteer for 20 years, started volunteering in the MDA Tracing unit in 2009. In March ,she has participated in a seminar held by the International Tracing Service in Bad Arolsen, Germany. Read more...

Tracing services during bus accident near the city of Eilat On August 16th, 2008, early afternoon, MDA received an urgent call describing a tourists' bus rolling over in the desert area near the city of Eilat. MDA teams who arrived the scene reported on one of the most severe road accidents ever witnessed. Read more...

Israeli refugee project 12-22-08

October 29, 2008 Historical Agreement Between Magen David Adom of Israel and 118 EAS emergency ambulance services of Indonesia Agreements witnessed by representatives from Muhammadiyah movement from Indonesia Dr. Sudibyo Markus and Dr. Natsir Nugroho, the Chairman of the Jordanian Red Cresent Dr. Mohammed Al Hadid and by Dr. Amos Avgar Executive Director of The American Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. JDC. Read more...

MDA delegation returned from the 2nd international Balkan rescue training On June 23th, 7 MDA volunteers completed a two week international rescue training of the Red cross in the Balkan. The course was organized by the Hellenic Red Cross Society, and took place in the Red Cross training facility in Patras, Greece.

Korean Red Cross granted MDA Chairman with the highest award "We want to thank the Korean Red Cross for their contribution for achievement between MDA and PRCS", so marked Dr. Noam Yifrach, Chairman of MDA Executive Committee, during his visit in Seoul while being granted the Taegug Award - the South Korean Most Honorable Award, for his contribution and promotion of world peace. Read more...