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Israel hosts emergency response conference

Posted on January 17, 2016

Israel hosted hundreds of delegates from 30 countries, plus the World Health Organization, at the Fourth Israeli International Conference on Healthcare System, Preparedness and Response to Emergencies and Disasters in Tel Aviv and Beersheva. http://www.israel21c.org/200-international-er-specialists-gather-in-israel/

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Israel is Polio free

Posted on May 3, 2015

Two years ago, the international press reported that the Polio virus was found in Jerusalem’s sewage system, although no one was infected. I doubt if the press will report that the World Health Organization has now declared that the virus … Continue reading →

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Israelis live longer

Posted on May 25, 2014

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that men in Israel live until the average age of 80.2 and are ranked fourth in the world. Only men in Iceland (81.2), Switzerland and Australia live longer. Israeli women (84) are tenth in … Continue reading →

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And WHO recognizes Israel’s humanity

Posted on February 10, 2013

According to a 2012 World Health Organization report, Israel approved 91.5 percent of Palestinian applications from Gaza to receive medical care in Israel proper, while an additional 7.2 percent were approved pending a security check. In total, 210,469 Palestinians received … Continue reading →

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32 lives saved in one month

Posted on March 6, 2022

In Dec 2021, Israel’s largest health support organization Ezer Mizion facilitated transplants that saved 32 lives in 10 countries.  Nearly 400 lives were saved in 2021.  Over 1.1 million donors are now registered in the world’s largest Jewish bone marrow … Continue reading →

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Gastric cancer diagnostics in Israel

Posted on September 9, 2021

Israel’s Ibex Medical (see here previously) has launched its new Galen Gastric system, to detect gastrointestinal cancer, at Israel’s Maccabi HMO (Health Management organization). Maccabi is the world’s only health system to use AI for multi-tissue detection (breast, prostate and … Continue reading →

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Learning from our mistakes

Posted on March 14, 2021

One of Israel’s Health Medical Organizations (HMOs) accidentally used a half-sized needle to apply the first Pfizer vaccine into 1,000 Israelis. But when 60% of them were tested three weeks later, they were all found to have high levels of … Continue reading →

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Shabbat cakes for the elderly

Posted on October 26, 2020

Before every Jewish Sabbath, the organization “Sweets for the Soul” delivers 1,000 cakes to elderly Israelis isolated in their homes. The initiative was founded by Tel Aviv baker Itamar Glazer who insists “90% of the world’s problems can be solved … Continue reading →

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UN award to Save a Child’s Heart

Posted on April 8, 2018

The United Nations Population Fund is giving the 2018 Population Award to Israel’s Save a Child’s Heart organization. SACH doctors have (free of charge) saved over 4,500 children with congenital heart defects from all over the world, including Arab countries … Continue reading →

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