30 Mayors from Around the World Visited Magen David Adom Facilities in Ramla and Jerusalem
Thirty mayors from Nepal, Panama, North Macedonia, Albania, and Chile visited Magen David Adom's National Headquarters in Ramla and the MDA Bloomberg Station in Jerusalem as part of the MuniExpo conference, in cooperation with the Public Diplomacy Division of Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Mayors from Nepal, Panama, North Macedonia, and Albania toured MDA's Marcus National Headquarters and Operations Center in Ramla, while the delegation from Chile visited the MDA Bloomberg Station in Jerusalem.
During the visits, the delegations were introduced to MDA's National Blood Services Center—the world's first underground facility of its kind—which processes and supplies hundreds of thousands of blood units annually to hospitals and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). They also visited the MDA National Human Milk Bank, which provides approximately 350 liters of donated breast milk each month, the MDA Paramedic School, and the National Emergency Dispatch Center.
The mayors also viewed MDA's specialized emergency vehicles, including intensive care buses, Unimog all-terrain evacuation vehicles, emergency medicycles, and off-road response vehicles. In addition, they received an overview of MDA's 35,000 employees and volunteers and the organization's lifesaving activities during both routine emergencies and wartime operations, including Operations Rising Lion and Roaring Lion.
"During our visit to Magen David Adom, we learned about its experience and the way it responds to emergency situations," said Hortensia Mora Catalán, Mayor of Calera de Tango, Chile. "This encounter highlighted areas in which we can improve. By learning from the successful experience of others, our mission is to implement these lessons in our own communities."
MDA Director General Eli Bin said the organization was "delighted to host mayors from Nepal, Panama, North Macedonia, Albania, and Chile," adding that the visit provided an opportunity to discuss shared challenges, explore future cooperation, and exchange operational knowledge.
"The mayors were introduced to the unique human diversity that defines Magen David Adom, bringing together people from all sectors of Israeli society in the shared mission of saving lives," he said.
Credit:Yair Meyuhas
