The Global First Aid Reference Centre participated to the 22nd Red Cross Inter-American Conference organized by the IFRC and the Bahamas Red Cross on June 5-8, 2023 in Nassau, Bahamas. 130 representatives from over 34 National Red Cross Societies participated to strengthen cooperation and...
The Global Innovation Summit held from the 26 to 28 June in Nairobi, Kenya, united change makers, thought leaders, and experts to explore the transformative power of innovation in our National Societies. Responsive and adaptive National Societies are now more critical than ever in our rapidly...
The GFARC is very happy to share World Restart A Heart 2023’s guidance note as well as the toolkit in English. In collaboration with the International Liaison committee and the European Resuscitation council, World Restart A heart happens every year around the 16th of October....
In a significant development that reinforces the collaborative efforts towards global health and emergency response, the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) has officially welcomed the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) as a collaborating...
On June 12, took place our bimonthly First Aid Asia Pacific catch-up meeting, where the topic of discussion was providing First Aid training for people with specific needs. This engaging session featured informative presentations from the Pakistan Red Crescent Society, Australian Red Cross,...
The Global First Aid Reference Centre is very happy to share World First Aid Day 2023’s concept note as well as the toolkit into the 4 official languages (English, Français, Español and اللغة العربية). This year, World First Aid Day will take place on Saturday 9th September 2023 under the theme of...
The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) hosted its annual face-to-face meeting in Brisbane, Australia, from May 30 to June 1, 2023. This highly anticipated event brought together all six of ILCOR’s Task Forces, including the Global First Aid Reference Centre (GFARC)....
Asthma is an incurable chronic disease in which the lining of the bronchial tubes inflames and swells, causing difficulty breathing. It is an extremely common disease—especially among children. Approximately 235 million peoplesuffer from asthma all over the world. Here are a few things you should...
On the 28th of April each year, we celebrate the World Day for Safety and Health at Work. Created in 2003 by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations agency whose mandate is to advocate and advance social justice and internationally recognized human and labor rights, this...
Located in South-East Asia, Timor-Leste is known to be prone to disasters. The majority of the population is based in rural areas, where strong barriers for people to travel to healthcare services and for ambulance services to reach certain districts exist. Besides, some beneficiaries may feel...
The Romanian Red Cross has recently embarked on a new project aimed at developing their first aid education strategy throughout Romania. With the goal of updating their first aid training curriculum, representatives from the Romanian Red Cross visited the French Red Cross and the Global First Aid...
Resilience learned from COVID19 The Fiji Red Cross Society, showed their resilience in providing first aid trainings no matter what. During the COVID 19 pandemic, they faced difficulties in organizing First Aid training as the Ministry of Health made restrictions. However for Fiji,...
