September 25, 2014 • Page Image 59
…Life Giving from page 58 Guest Column 41111 Popular Support MDA provides 97 percent of all civil- ian blood and all blood to the Israel Defense Forces. Up to four lifesaving components can be derived from whole blood: red cells, white cells, platelets and plasma. So via blood component therapy, more than one person potentially benefits from each pint of donated whole blood. The Israeli government mandated MDA in 1950. But MDA is not a gover...…

















































