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Israel Opens World’s Most Secure Underground Blood Bank
Magen David Adom has opened a new national blood bank center that will double as a bomb shelter to protect the nation's blood supply.
May 09, 2022
![A public phone booth became a defibrillator cabinet as part of a national campaign by Bezeq and Magen David Adom. Photo: MDA](https://nocamels.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/phonedefibrilator-324x350.jpg)
Israel Repurposes Public Phones Into Lifesaving Defibrillator Stations
This is the first time such an endeavor of converting redundant public phone booths into lifesaving devices has been done on a national level
June 11, 2020
![An illustrative photo of a Magen David Adom ambulance. Deposit Photos](https://nocamels.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/MDAambulance-e1697128673866-350x170.jpg)
MDA Will Collect Plasma From Donors Who Have Recovered From Coronavirus
The project will treat patients in serious condition with an antibody produced from patients who have overcome the infection.
April 01, 2020
![An ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) unit at Sheba Medical Center's new Corona Critical Care Unit (CCCU). An ECMO machine pumps and oxygenates a patient's blood outside the body, allowing the heart and lungs to rest. Photo: Courtesy, Sheba Medical Center](https://nocamels.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CoronaCCCUEcmo2-350x197.jpg)
Israeli Hospitals, University Get Millions In Donations To Fight COVID-19
Separate donations by philanthropists to boost research and development, help stem spread.
March 31, 2020
![Magen David Adom's drive-through testing for coronavirus in Tel Aviv. Photo: MDA](https://nocamels.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/MDAdrivecoronavirus-350x190.jpeg)
MDA, Health Ministry To Roll Out Coronavirus Drive-Through Testing Sites
Authorities will open a number of facilities for coronavirus testing in a bid to dramatically increase the number of people tested nationally for COVID-19.
March 17, 2020
![The Magen David Adom 'Sea-Bulance' sea ambulance in the Sea of Galilee, July 2019. Photo via MDA](https://nocamels.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/seabulance-350x238.jpg)
Magen David Adom Inaugurates ‘Sea-Bulance’ For Emergency Water Rescue
MDA says the new service will assist people in need of critical medical care and rescue while at sea.
July 11, 2019
![Architectural rendering of the new blood services center in Ramle. Courtesy](https://nocamels.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/blood-350x162.jpg)
Israel On Track To Launch The World’s 1st Underground Blood Bank
Magen David Adom is building a new national blood bank center that will double as a bomb shelter to protect the nation's blood supply.
May 22, 2018
![Social Awareness: Jordanians And Israelis Graduate Life-Saving BA Program Together](https://nocamels.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/jordan-and-israel-emergency-300x151.jpg)
Jordanians And Israelis Graduate Life-Saving BA Program Together
Only three countries in the world offer academic degrees in emergency medical response – and Israel is one of them. For that reason, Jordanians wishing to attain the degree joined their Israeli counterparts at Ben Gurion University.
June 19, 2013