Hadas Malada-Matzri
Ethiopian Israeli doctor in defence forces
About Hadas Malada-Matzri
Dr. Hadas Malada-Matzri (Hebrew: הדס מלדה-מצרי; born 1984) is the first Ethiopian Israeli female doctor in the Israel Defense Forces.
Malada-Matzri was born in Ethiopia and emigrated to Israel in 1988 in Operation Solomon. At that time, she suffered from malnutrition and malaria that she had contracted in a Sudan refugee camp. She spent her first six months in Israel in rehabilitation and has said in interviews that this experience is what led her to become a doctor.
She earned a medical degree from Ben Gurion University of the Negev and served for five years as a medical officer with the rank of captain in the Israel Defense Forces. Malada-Matzri helped found the Ethiopian Israeli Health Promotion Forum, a group of over 400 doctors, nurses, and other health professionals from Ethiopian Israeli backgrounds.
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