Magen David will on Wednesday (Nov 16) hold a cornerstone-laying ceremony in Ramle for the world’s first underground blood bank. With the constant security threats faced by Israel on all fronts and rapid growth of its population, the first-aid, ambulance and blood-supply organization decided there is an urgent necessity for a highly secured and technologically advanced underground national blood storage facility to house the state’s blood supply from voluntary donors. \r\n
The ceremony will include US Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro and Health Minister Ya’acov Litzman.
\r\n \r\nMDA’s National Blood Services Center collects and provides 97% of the country’s requirements for blood units and components needed by hospitals and the Israel Defense Forces. The existing blood center Ramat Gan collects some 295,000 blood units each year, employs 250 employees and volunteers, organizes blood drives and operates advanced blood bank laboratories. |
