MDA / Yakir Zur
The president of the Jordanian Red Crescent spoke of how training in Israel by Magen David Adom (MDA) helped equip paramedics in his country to face the Covid-19 pandemic, at an MDA UK event this week.
Mohammed Al-Hadid – who paved the way for the admission of MDA to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in 2006 – was the guest of honour at a lunch hosted by MDA UK to mark the first anniversary of the Abraham Accords.
Among those to attend included CFI Parliamentary Chairman (Lords) Rt. Hon. The Lord Pickles, Rob Rinder and diplomats from Bahrain and Israel.
Speaking to guests, Mr Al-Hadid asserted: “It’s not enough to sign Accords…Those for the Jordan-Israel deal were thinking quality of life would be better. This did not happen because the agreement with Egypt and Jordan focused more on security issues. The people need to see projects in the Middle East to make sure we can improve quality of life for regular people”.
He told the gathering that MDA is a “fantastic organisation”, adding “I sent a cohort of Jordanian students to Israel. I could have sent them to various countries or they could drive one hour and arrive in Israel. They spent four years there and made lots of friends.
MDA trained them and trained them well. Now many of them are working in our centre and were instrumental in the Covid crisis”. He also revealed Jordanians will be taking part in a workshop in Tel Aviv in December to prepare for earthquakes in the region.
