Brig. Gen. Dr. Tarif Bader was sworn in Thursday as the Israel Defense Forces chief medical officer, marking the first time in the country's history that the position is manned by a Druze officer. Bader replaced Brig. Gen. Dr. David Dagan, who had served in the post for the past three years. "It is our duty to preserve the lives of our soldiers and grant the necessary medical treatment to them and to anyone who needs it, across all parameters: routine missions, operational activity, and in times of emergency. This is the challenge that we face and that obligates us to be at our best at all times," Bader said during the transfer of office ceremony. "I believe and have confidence in your abilities. Always remember, 'My brother's keeper I will forever be,' whether in battle, on the stretcher or by his bedside," he said. In his previous positions, Bader headed the IDF's medical mission to treat wounded Syrians on the northern border, and commanded three IDF humanitarian delegations: to Haiti in 2010, Nepal in 2015 and Turkey in 2016.
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In IDF first, chief medical officer hails from Druze community
"It is our duty to preserve the lives of our soldiers and grant the necessary medical treatment to them and to anyone who needs it," says Brig. Gen. Dr. Tarif Bader • Bader previously led aid missions abroad, headed IDF's efforts to treat wounded Syrians.