Monthly Archives: March 2017

Israelis in Ghana

Posted on March 12, 2017

A delegation of African American journalists saw how Israeli development aid is helping Ghana. In Winneba post-army Israelis teach children literacy and life skills; in Kumasi its early childhood learning by playing; in Accra they see the cutting-edge Israeli-built 675-bed … Continue reading →

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Canadian special needs trip to Israel

Posted on March 12, 2017

A group of 10 Canadian adults with special needs went on a 10-day “Inclusion Journey to Israel” trip. It featured not just the usual tourist sites, but also Access Israel’s Motek Shel Teatron inclusion theater group, the Knesset Disability Rights … Continue reading →

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Arab leaders support National Service

Posted on March 12, 2017

Israeli-Arab MKs have for the first time agreed to support a new civil national service program for Arab students leaving high school. The program is similar to that performed by many Jewish and Druze women who are able to work … Continue reading →

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First Israeli-Arab trainee IAF pilot

Posted on March 12, 2017

In a first-ever for the Holy Land, an Israeli Christian Arab has become an Israeli Air Force (IAF) cadet. Israeli Arabs can volunteer for the IDF and the new trainee pilot has just passed the required rigorous medical, physical and … Continue reading →

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Helping special needs kids celebrate

Posted on March 12, 2017

600 youth volunteers for Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency service entertained 70 special needs children on Tu Bishvat – the Jewish New Year for trees. The program takes place annually in cooperation with the Jewish National Fund. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF3Ai7bAxO4 https://unitedwithisrael.org/watch-israeli-youth-volunteers-make-special-needs-children-happy/

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Israeli tech to tackle disability

Posted on March 12, 2017

The video “Tackling disability” is by Medill School of Journalism student Iacopo Luzi and The Times of Israel. It features the founders of assistive technology startups, Sesame, Listenapp and UpNRide, showing how their products can potentially help thousands of people. … Continue reading →

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Protecting surgeons from radiation

Posted on March 12, 2017

Israel’s RadiAction Medical has developed an innovative shielding device to protect surgeons from radiation. Its technology will help increase in the number of image guided procedures performed annually. RadiAction has just raised $5.7 million of funding. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-radiation-shielding-co-radiaction-medical-raises-57m-1001179860 https://www.youtube.com/embed/AMCrLR5rrV4?rel=0 http://radiactionmedical.com/

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Human airbags protect elderly from falls

Posted on March 12, 2017

Every year nearly 3 million seniors suffer life-changing hip fractures from falls. Israel’s Hip-Hope is a smart waist-belt that senses an impending collision with a ground surface and deploys two large airbags instantly from each side of the belt to … Continue reading →

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Israeli roots of leukemia treatment

Posted on March 12, 2017

I reported previously (Sep 26) that Israel’s Teva had launched a generic version of the cancer treatment Gleevec (imatinib mesylate). What I didn’t realize that Gleevec itself had Israeli origins, being based on work by Weizmann researcher Eli Canaani.  In … Continue reading →

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New treatment for ALS

Posted on March 12, 2017

Israel’s NeuroSense Therapeutics is developing a treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. It is based on a discovery by Weizmann Institute Professor Eran Hornstein of a micro-RNA molecule lacking in the muscles of ALS … Continue reading →

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