Organ donation

'Always put others first': IDF reservist who died while on leave saves four with organ transplants

Ben-Yakar made aliyah from Australia in 2011 with Hezi, who served as a paratrooper in the IDF, and became a member of Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha in northern Israel.

Staff Sgt. (Res.) Effi Ben-Yakar.
 An illustrative image of surgeons conducting surgery.

January sets record for organ transplants in Israel with 54 procedures

Amram Hazan, a lung transplant recipient with Dr. Dror Rosengarten, Deputy Head of the Pulmonology Institute at RMC, and Dr. Osnat Livneh Streichman- Head of the Pulmonology Institute at RMC.

History in Israel: Rabin Medical performs countries 1,000th lung transplant

The Israeli voluntary kidney donation organization Matnat Chaim set a new world record for the largest gathering of organ donors in history, marking the achievement with an event on January 26, 2026.

GWR resumes accepting submissions from Israel, to recognize record of Israeli kidney donation org


Four families consent to organ donation and save fifteen lives

The donations were received at the following medical centers: Soroka, Wolfson, Assuta Ashdod and Meir Kfar Saba.

Karin Ohayon

Organ donor saves life of 3-year-old toddler

The toddler was suffering from a genetic bile duct disease and needed a liver donation in order to save his life.

Dr. Michael Gurevitz and the toddler.

Maryland Jewish day school principal donates bone marrow to 2-year-old

Five attackers threw a grenade into the restaurant in August 1982 before opening fire on some 30 diners and passersby. The restaurant closed in 2006.

Bone marrow 370

New Israeli kidney donations record

Twelve patients in some 24 operating rooms in various hospitals across the country, received their new kidneys owning to an effort made by Matnat Chaim.

Kidney transplant operation at Rambam Hospital in Haifa

The Israeli who never gets off at Ben-Gurion Airport

Zrihan, 47, has been volunteering for 20 years as an organ courier, mostly transporting bone marrow to patients across the globe

Mishel Zrian

Deadly ageism in Israel – opinion

As of January there were 857 people waiting in Israel for a kidney. I am one of them

Elderly people queue up for free surgical masks from a convenience store, following the outbreak of a new coronavirus, in Hong Kong, China February 7, 2020.

Organ donor families and transplant receivers gather for Hanukkah

Each family brought a hanukkiah and a picture of a deceased family member who donated their organs when they died.

Families of organ donors gather at the National Transplant Center on the second night of Hanukkah.

For the first time in Israel, rabbi donates two organs to two people

Rabbi Elad Gadot made two organ donations in the span of 13 years, becoming the first multi-organ donor in Israel.

The Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Campus in Petah Tikva

The human spirit: #684

Now the numbers themselves are part of the story, changing how Israel is perceived.

(LEFT TO right) Dr. Samir Abu- Gazala; recipient Miles Hartog (in bed); donor Dr. Moshe Halberstam; and Dr Abed Khalaila.

Regenerative medicine firm CollPlant launches Israel R&D center

The facilities will serve CollPlant for development of its products, including BioInks for 3D bioprinting of tissues and organs, and dermal fillers for medical aesthetics.

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