Mission Statement
Purpose
Magen David Adom in Israel (MDA) is the national rescue organization operating under the Magen David Adom Law, 5710 - 1950.
MDA operates as the "national Red Cross Society" of the State of Israel and is committed to the principles of the Geneva Convention and other international humanitarian conventions.
MDA adheres to the international humanitarian law designed to ensure the basic rights of the needy and to aid and protect human dignity. As such, MDA adheres to the laws of the State of Israel and in particular, those relating to provision of medical services.
In this spirit, MDA will strive to alleviate human suffering wherever it is found and to protect the lives and health of every individual.
For this purpose MDA will provide, among other things, medical aid services and the supply of blood and blood products.
MDA will promote tolerance, friendship, cooperation and true peace among all people.
MDA will promote community wellbeing.
Principles of the ethical code
The ethical code of MDA requires MDA employees, volunteers and agents to:
Human dignity.
Preserve patients’ dignity, confidentiality and rights.
Not to disclose to any unauthorized recipient, patients' personal and medical information which became available to the caregivers by virtue of their function.
Maintain equality.
Give aid and provide blood products to any individual in need, avoiding discrimination based on nationality, religion, gender, age, class, political affiliation or ideology.
Meticulously supply the needs of individuals in need of MDA care based on medical criteria alone.
Provide emergency medical service without any pre-conditions such as pre-payment.
Recruit MDA employees and volunteers based on professional criteria while avoiding discrimination.
Professionalism.
Availability and effectiveness.
Give aid to any individual in need anywhere in Israel, 24 hours a day, as quickly and as efficiently as possible, in accordance with the means available to MDA.
Quality.
To give medical response to those in need, according to common professional standards, based on common medical technologies and using appropriate instruments and equipment, as far as possible with the means available to MDA.
Readiness.
Prepare for coping with mass casualty events and disasters, as far as possible.
Training & courses.
Provide MDA employees, volunteers and agents with training courses and to update them regularly with medical and scientific developments and advanced treatment methods.
Inspection and lesson learning.
Operate a quality assurance and inspection system in order to maintain a high level of treatment.
Caution and self – endangerment safety.
Treat the sick and the wounded while maintaining, as much as possible, patients' safety and the safety of caregivers even where caregivers are at personal risk.
Find the right balance between risk to the caregiver and risk to the patient, which is the responsibility of the caregiver and the functionary in charge of handling the specific event.
Volunteering.
Operate as a voluntary non – profit organization.
Facilitate MDA volunteers providing medical and other aid and blood services, during both routine and emergency situations.
Neutrality.
Not to take a position in favor of one or another party, in disputes or in situations where hostility arises and not to intervene in conflicts of a political, racial, national, religious or ideological nature.
Mass casualty event and disaster
MDA will provide treatment to casualties according to priorities based on medical criteria, without any other considerations such as age, sex, religion, nationality, social or economic status.
Generally, caregivers will attempt to save as many casualties as possible that can be saved, even at the cost of lowering the chances of saving an individual.
Caregivers will do their best to maintain patients' dignity, privacy and freedom of choice.
The implementation of this principle shall not interfere with providing the highest quality of care possible and maintaining the patients' rights.
Last update: 25/07/2024
