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Humanitarian activities in the community

Alongside MDA's activities with its ambulances, mobile advanced life support units and blood services, MDA also constantly carries out humanitarian activities in the community, led by MDA youth.

In order to assist and benefit the disadvantaged and the needy population, MDA youth organize activities throughout the year, in fields such as accidents and disease prevention; relief for suffering patients; collecting food for needy families; Purim (holiday) sweets delivery for sick children; Hanukah (holiday) candle lighting and donut servings in mental health centers; Tu B'Shevat (holiday) tree planting with disabled children; guidance on preventing fire hazards during Lag Ba'Omer (holiday) bonfires; hypertension awareness day and the taking of blood pressure measurements in public places.

In addition to a regular action plan throughout the year, each branch initiates and holds unique activities for its local community, such as "adoption" of associations for children with special needs ("Zamid" / "Krembo Wings"); "adoption" of the Akim Club (National Association for the Habilitation of Children and Adults with Intellectual Disabilities); MDA youth activity for Holocaust survivors and more ...

Saving Lives Runs in the Family

For MDA EMT Anas Al-Asam, saving lives is deeply personal. From responding to a call only to discover his own brother injured at the bottom of a pit, to delivering a family's long-awaited first daughter in the back of an ambulance, Anas has experienced both ends of MDA's lifesaving mission. And he is far from the only one in his family wearing the uniform: some 21 members of the Al-Asam family serve with Magen David Adom.

Saving Lives Runs in the Family
Author: Mihal Mizrahi 26.08.2026 16:54

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