Victims, Abductees, Captives, and Their Loved Ones
Information, helplines, locating hospitalized persons
Information, helplines, locating hospitalized persons
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Israelis Staying Abroad
If you are outside of Israel and cannot return due to the security situation, and you need medication or medical care, you should contact your health insurance provider. -
Hospital Helplines
List of the phone numbers of every hospital in Israel, for inquiries and for locating relatives. If you are concerned that a loved one may be in the hospital, you… -
Services of Health Management Organizations
Information about emotional support for internally displaced persons from the Gaza Envelope localities and survivors of the massacre at the nature party in Reim. Psychotherapy may also facilitate the process… -
Family Care Centers
Due to the emergency, Tipat Halav clinics provide local and accessible services throughout Israel for anyone who is away from home. For further information, call the Ministry of Health's Hotline… -
Medical Services After Hours
The HMOs' urgent medical hotlines offer medical counseling and urgent medical care outside regular working hours. See a the list of HMOs. -
Medications, Prescriptions and Pharmacies
In order to generate a therapeutic continuum for evacuees and displaced persons, and if you do not have your prescriptions with you, you can receive medications without prescription in a… -
Post-mortem Sperm Retrieval
Even after death, it is sometimes possible to produce sperm cells and to use them for ensuring the deceased person's progeny. See all information about posthumous sperm retrieval. -
Information for Families of Released Abductees
A missive in various languages regarding families of abductees captured by Hamas -
Hospital Elective Activities
All the information about the hospitals that have renewed their elective (non-urgent) activities. -
Donate Blood - Save Lives
Blood donation saves lives. Click here for further information on who may donate blood and a list of blood donation centers.
Post-mortem Sperm Retrieval
In cases of sudden death, a request is sometimes made to retrieve and preserve sperm for possible future use. It is sometimes possible to extract sperm cells and use them later for impregnation.
A widow, a permanent partner, a parent or another relative of the deceased can request to retrieve sperm from the deceased.
A specialist physician retrieves parts of the testicular tissue and transfers them to the laboratory in the In-vitro Fertilization unit, or sperm bank. There, they look for live sperm cells. The sperm cells or testicular tissue they find are transferred and frozen in liquid nitrogen.
The closer the operation is performed to death, the greater the chance of success. The chance is significantly greater if the operation is performed within 24 hours of the death.
More information about posthumous sperm retrieval, preservation and use