Gal Gadot Receives Hadassah’s Power of Dreams Award

Gal Gadot Receives Hadassah’s Power of Dreams Award

This year, the Jerusalem Film Festival acknowledged not only achievements in cinema but also courage in advocating on behalf of Israel. Standing before a live audience of 7,000 film industry leaders and dignitaries on July 17, Israeli-born international movie star Gal Gadot proudly accepted Hadassah’s Power of Dreams Award, which praises the actress for “using […]

Health Minister Uriel Bosso and Health Ministry Director General Moshe Baran Siman Tov visit Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Harofeh)

Health Minister Uriel Bosso and Health Ministry Director General Moshe Baran Siman Tov visited Shamir Medical Center

Health Minister Uriel Bosso and Health Ministry Director General Moshe Baran Siman Tov visited Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Harofeh) today. The dignitaries met with Dr. Osnat Levtzion-Korach, Director of Shamir Medical Center, and together they toured the protected underground hospital complex, the three underground operating rooms, and met with the doctors and nurses hospitalized in […]

For the first time in Israel: Artificial heart is transplanted successfully

HADASSAH-UNIVERSITY Medical Center doctors are hard at work inserting an artificial heart into a patient, last week.(Hadassah-University Medical Center) (photo credit: Hadassah-University Medical Center)

For the first time in Israel, the successful transplant of a completely artificial heart was performed at Hadassah-University Medical Center in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem in a 63-year-old patient who would have otherwise died. The patient’s heart was removed from his body and replaced with a special artificial heart made of titanium combined with biological animal tissues and […]

Emergency Shutdown At Several WIZO Schools Including CHW Nahalal Youth Village

Nahalal Emergency Shutdown

Due to the emergency situation in northern Israel right now, WIZO’s Emergency Committee met last night to review Israel’s Home Front Command directives and discuss how to implement them. As of this morning, all educational institutions, including CHW Nahalal Youth Village, and 20 daycare centres, as well as 11 of WIZO’s Israel school branches are […]

Hyperbaric Medicine Promising Treatment for Fibromyalgia

Hyperbaric Medicine

Hyperbaric Medicine Promising Treatment for Fibromyalgia July 2024 In an interview with HCPLive, Shai Efrati, MD, co-investigator and founder and director of the Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research at Shamir Medical Center, explained how his research aims to address the root cause of fibromyalgia: damaged brain tissue. Results of Efrati’s study on hyperbaric oxygen […]

WIZO Receives Gold Rating

WIZO Receives Gold Rating WIZO has received a gold rating on the Maala Corporate Responsibility Index. The Maala ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Index, founded in 2003, is a framework used to assess the standards of corporate responsibility in Israel and measures the level of commitment and social-environmental impact of companies and organizations. The intensive audit […]

Miraculous kidney donation at Hadassah Hospital

Miraculous kidney donation at Hadassah Hospital The miraculous kidney donation began in the middle of the night at the Hadassah University Medical Center in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem. It was managed and coordinated by the National Transplant Center. Dr. Tamar Ashkenazi, director of the National Transplant Center, was in charge of coordinating the transplant.  Alongside her […]

CHW Hadassim Students Win Televised Zionist Quiz Competition

CHW Hadassim Students Win Televised Zionist Quiz Competition On Yom Haatzmaut Day, WIZO held their annual Israel Zionist Quiz Competition. Congratulations to the WIZO team from CHW Hadassim! Two of our CHW Hadassim students and their teacher won the world competition: Omer Barel,17 years, Uri Ben Yaakov, 17 years, and Baruch Yosef, history teacher. What a remarkable achievement. […]

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