In a Special Ceremony in the Presence of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Health:
A Medal of Honor was Awarded to Magen David Adom for its Contribution to the Fight Against the Corona Virus
On Sunday, May 6th, a special ceremony was held to honor the stars of the Israeli health system. In attendance were Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Minister of Health, MK Yuli (Yoel) Edelstein. Among the honorees was Magen David Adom.
Eli Bin, MDA's Director General, accepted the award from the Prime Minister and Minister of Health on behalf of the National Emergency Medical and Blood Serivces Organization, which has been at the forefront of the fight against the corona virus since the beginning of the epidemic.
During the Corona pandemic, Magen David Adom operated an extensive national sampling system, set up hundreds of "Drive and Test" complexes throughout the country, operated a call center for the citizens, carried out Operation Magen Avot V’Imaot, operated the home testing system and was at the forefront of the national vaccination campaign. About 700,000 civilians were vaccinated by MDA, also through the organization's vaccine trailer and hundreds of thousands more in cooperation with the HMOs.
The Certificate of Appreciation was awarded to the MDA organization as a token of gratitude for their great contribution to eradicating the outbreak of the pandemic in Israel in recent months. In addition, MDA paramedics performed about 3,000 serology tests during the Corona days and during the entire crisis, 23,589 plasma units were donated to MDA blood services from COVID recovered donors, of which 6,890 doses were given to 3,445 Corona patients in moderate and severe condition (2 doses per patient).
In addition, 32,912 Corona patients were transferred to medical centers. 2,254 homebound people were taken in MDA ambulances for vaccinations and 1,718 civilians were vaccinated in their homes by MDA staff, in collaboration with nurses from HMOs.
At the end of the ceremony, MDA Director General Eli Bin said: "I would like to thank the Prime Minister and the Minister of Health. I am proud of the organization's volunteers and employees from Metula to Eilat. The MDA family has been involved in the crisis since day one and we fought it successfully and with increased and steadfast forces"
