Overseas Program Dates

The Magen David Adom Israel Volunteer Program runs throughout the year.

Dates of MDA Volunteer Program: 2020 – 2022

MDA SESSION	Last Day to Complete Application	Start of Course	End of Course	End of Volunteer Period
December – Basic Course	01-11-2020	01-12-2020	10-12-2020	14-01-2021
January – Basic Course	05-12-2020	05-01-2021	14-01-2021	18-02-2021
January – Advanced Course	05-12-2020	07-01-2021	14-01-2021	18-02-2021
February – Basic Course	09-01-2021	09-02-2021	18-02-2021	25-03-2021
May – Basic Course	04-04-2021	04-05-2021	13-05-2021	17-06-2021
June – Basic Course	08-05-2021	08-06-2021	17-06-2021	22-07-2021
June – Advanced Course	08-05-2021	10-06-2021	17-06-2021	22-07-2021
July – Basic Course	13-06-2021	13-07-2021	22-07-2021	26-08-2021
October – Basic Course	12-09-2021	12-10-2021	21-10-2021	25-11-2021
December – Basic Course	07-11-2021	07-12-2021	16-12-2021	20-01-2022
January – Basic Course	11-12-2021	11-01-2022	20-01-2022	24-02-2022
January – Advanced Course	11-12-2021	13-01-2022	20-01-2022	24-02-2022
February – Basic Course	15-01-2022	15-02-2022	24-02-2022	31-03-2022
May – Basic Course	10-04-2022	10-05-2022	19-05-2022	23-06-2022
June – Basic Course	14-05-2022	14-06-2022	23-06-2022	28-07-2022
June – Advanced Course	14-05-2022	16-06-2022	23-06-2022	28-07-2022
July – Basic Course	19-06-2022	19-07-2022	28-07-2022	01-09-2022
October – Basic Course	22-09-2022	25-10-2022	03-11-2022	08-12-2022
December – Basic Course	06-11-2022	06-12-2022	15-12-2022	19-01-2023

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For all enquiries relating to the volunteer program for Australia and New Zealand, please contact:
Glynis Lipson at the MDA Victoria office on (03) 9272 5633 or 0418 102 891

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Israel Experience

Overseas Program Dates

Dates of MDA Volunteer Program: 2020 – 2022

A total of 832,277 Patients and casualties were transferred to hospitals

MDA Operates 166 stations throughout Israel

MDA teams perform an Average of 500 resuscitations per month

MDA evacuated 74,865 wounded in road accidents, and 5,142 wounded from work-related accidents

232 babies were delivered in ambulances and at home assisted by MDA team members

There are 350 paramedics in the organization

On average, 1,745 operational callouts take place every day

In a public satisfaction survey conducted MDA came in 2nd place after the IDF on a list of security, emergency and rescue organizations with a score of 96%

According to the organization's statistics, the average response time for an ambulance and mobile intensive care unit is 8 minutes after the first call is received

In 2015, MDA celebrated its 85th anniversary

In a public satisfaction survey conducted MDA came in 2nd place after the IDF on a list of security, emergency and rescue organizations with a score of 96%

In 2015, MDA celebrated its 85th anniversary

MDA Employs 2,200 paid staff members and activates 22,000 volunteers, 12,000 of whom are teenagers

4,500 First Responder volunteers respond to an average of 488,8 calls a month I Volunteers invest over 1.5 million hours of service per year

The oldest volunteer is 90 years old & the youngest is 15

17,954 women in labor were transferred to hospital delivery rooms

There are 3 professionals in a Mobile Intensive Care Unit

A Life Support Ambulance A MICU team of 2 includes an Emergency Medical Technician and a paramedic

100,000 Israelis have downloaded the "My MDA" cellular App

20,000 Life Guardians are active across the country

110,000People underwent resuscitation courses

An intensive first aid and resuscitation course lasts 60 Hours

More than 470 foreign volunteers from 22 different countries were trained and volunteered in MDA stations

MDA trained 3,000 young parents in Infant and Child resuscitation

1,750 teenagers are given summer courses every year in infant and child resuscitation

750 teenagers are trained during courses to manage an MCI - Multi Casualty Incident

260,000 Blood Units were donated to MDA's Blood Bank | The MDA Blood Bank Services have 43 Blood Bank Mobiles

MDA dispatchers answer an emergency phone call in less than 4 seconds

The MDA emergency phone number is 101.

MDA deploys 379 MICUs (Mobile Intensive Care Units)

MDA deploys 715 ambulances

MDA deploys 63 of which are able to navigate through difficult routes and off-road conditions

MDA deploys 8 Dune Tractors (MULES) to evacuate victims from unconventional areas

MDA deploys 5 paramedic supervisor ALS vehicles, and 2 helicopters

MDA deploys 507 First responders on motorbikes

MDA deploys 50 armored ambulances are also deployed in friction and combat zones

There are 174 MDA ambulances stationed in Kibbutzim, Moshavim and Local Councils