MDA is Prepared with Increased Forces for the Rashbi celebration in Meron
During the celebration in Meron, MDA in the north of the country is operating on high alert. The many Magen David Adom teams from all over the country who arrived to Meron in cooperation with dozens of rescue organizations operating under MDA throughout the year, are medically securing the hundreds of thousands of celebrants who arrived according to the Ministry of Health’s Corona guidelines. The deployment of forces in the field began yesterday (28.4). Magen David Adom, which works in full coordination with the Israel Police, all the emergency and security forces and the National Center for the Development of Holy Places, is prepared for medical security with large forces including dozens of ambulances, intensive care vehicles, ATVs, MDA motorcycles, unique intensive care buses and dedicated rescue vehicles. They are ready to provide prompt and professional medical care for any scenario in the field. In addition, the northern MDA-Lahak helicopter will be on standby and will be dispatched if necessary. The management of MDA's many teams is carried out in the Meron area, with a special mobile MDA command and control center, from the organization's national command post truck, which enables the use of the most advanced technologies in the world. MDA forces medically secure the revelers from Thursday morning until Saturday evening.
A number of clinics have been established in the Meron area and in addition, a reserve force of dozens of paramedics and medics provide an immediate medical response on foot.
The medically securing of the Rashbi celebration in Meron is carried out by Magen David Adom, Israel's national emergency medical and blood services organization, in cooperation with volunteers from dozens of rescue organizations operating under MDA and in full cooperation throughout the year.
MDA Director General Eli Bin: "Last year the masses of worshipers couldn’t attend the celebration, in view of the Corona's restrictions. This year the pattern returns to normal, with hundreds of thousands of worshipers visiting Mount Meron. We call on all visitors to act responsibly and carefully, follow the instructions of the Ministry of Health Corona and obey the instructions of the security forces and ushers in the field. MDA teams are ready with increased forces and extensive preparedness in order to medically secure the revelry and enable its existence in the safest way."
