Archived News

3-Apr-2006

gift from Hadassah Luxembourg, matched by the Luxembourg government to support the Hadassah Medical Organization’s ophthalmology outreach in Africa, continues to help improve Rwanda’s eye care.

3-Apr-2006

While on a solidarity mission to Israel sponsored by The World Zionist Organization, delegations from Argentina and Chile visited Hadassah Hospital and had the opportunity to meet with ten Hadassah physicians and researchers, all from Argentina or Chile.

3-Apr-2006

Hadassah International's Corps Diplomatique, meeting in February, continued to raise awareness about the Hadassah Medical Organization among the foreign diplomatic community in Israel.

2-Apr-2006

When nine-year-old Melanie Cornstein suddenly found herself covered with red spots, she was advised to have a blood test. It revealed some irregularities and the doctor in her home country of Chile told her parents, “I advise you to fly to Israel and see Professor Shimon Slavin. He's the best doctor in the world to save your daughter."

2-Apr-2006

News Anchor Elizabeth Alex from Kansas, United States, met Intisar Al-Dalau while reporting from Gaza. Intisar’s daughter had a club foot and Ms. Alex arranged for mother and daughter to come to Kansas to have the child treated. While there, Intisar, who was pregnant, had some prenatal testing done. The baby, it was discovered, had a fatal, complicated heart defect that would cause his death if not treated immediately after delivery.

2-Apr-2006

For the past 10 years, doctors at Hadassah’s Sharett Institute of Oncology have been vaccinating melanoma patients after removing their metastatic melanoma. What is unique at Hadassah is the long-term nature of the vaccination regimen. According to the medical literature, these patients usually have only a 20 percent chance of survival, but Hadassah patients with the same condition who receive long-term follow up have a survival rate of 45 percent.

2-Apr-2006

Hadassah International congratulates Young Hadassah Israel leader Dr. Josh Schroeder on successfully completing his oral exam in surgery--the final exam for medical students at the Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine!

2-Apr-2006

Hadassah International’s 2006 Man of Distinction, Moshe Safdie, is renowned for his innovative approach to designing cities and for the vision and ecological sensitivity he displays in his numerous projects across the globe. His often majestic, visually powerful architectural creations range from the new Yad Vashem Museum complex to the entire Israeli city of Modi’in to Ben Gurion Airport’s new international Terminal 3; from the libraries, hotels, and museums to the courthouse and performing arts centers throughout North America.

2-Apr-2006

Facilitated by the initiative of Hadassah Australia in Melbourne, the Hadassah Medical Organization’s Dr. Esti Galili, Head of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, forged connections with medical institutions and community leaders in Australia through a whirlwind week of speaking engagements. Dr. Galili is also director of Hadassah’s new Jerusalem Crisis Intervention Center (JCIC), a fundraising project of Hadassah Australia. Accompanied by Hadassah International President Marlene Post, Dr. Galili began with a presentation at Monash University at the invitation of its renowned Krongold Centre, which offers psychological services and assessment to children and adults with special needs, as well as gifted children. Pictured here, clockwise from top left: Marcia Pinskier, Community Relations Officer, Hadassah Australia; Ron Finkel, President, Hadassah Australia in Melbourne; John Zelcer, Vice President, Hadassah Australia in Melbourne; Marlene Post; Dr. Esti Galili; an