Edito of the Global First Aid Reference Centre Newsletter This year « 2022 » is a very special year for the Global First Aid Reference Centre (GFARC), it marks our 10th anniversary providing global first aid support to all Red Cross / Red Crescent National Societies. As a...
” It’s been a decade since we were here for you and we hope we’ll be sharing many more years. Your dedication to first aid is what keeps us going; we couldn’t have done it without YOU !” We are extremely happy to announce that 2022 is the 10th year since...
The GFARC is very happy to share World Restart A Heart 2022’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. This...
The Global first aid reference centre (IFRC) and Snapchat combine forces to teach Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) around the globe ahead of ‘World Restart a Heart Day’ To coincide with World Restart a Heart Day on 16 October, camera company Snap has partnered with the Global First...
In collaboration with the IFRC MENA Regional office, the Global First Aid Reference Centre announces a competition in the Middle East and North Africa region with the aim to facilitate CPR learning and train a large number of people. Share with us the activities you will do for the day and the...
Editor of the Global First Aid Reference Centre Newsletter “Let’s use first aid as an element of protection, happiness, love and action in favour of people in need, especially in the framework of World First Aid Day! First aid has always been part of my life, both at the professional...
The European Resuscitation Council Congress took place on the 16th and 17th of June 2022 in Antwerp, Belgium. This year, the aim was to enable high quality resuscitation within communities in order to save lives. For the first time, the conference was held in a hybrid format with on ground...
In order to reach its ambition to work closely with National Societies and answer the needs of the field according to the context, the Global First Aid Reference Centre organises ‘Regional First Aid Meetings’ since its creation, consisting of a series of sessions for Red Cross and Red...
In preparation for World First Aid Day, Iranian Red Crescent society planned some interesting activities. They will have an educational package for the hearing impaired individuals. So far, they produced 40 educational videos on first aid and hazard preparedness for the group. They are also...
..The 2022 General Assembly of the IFRC was held from the 19th to the 21st of June in Geneva. The GFARC is pleased to have been represented through the presence of its director, Dr. Pascal Cassan. The IFRC General Assembly 2022 was a major moment for the French Red Cross and the GFARC. Indeed, as...
June 28th 2022 From May 7 to 22, 2022, a first aid training of trainers of trainers (ToT) mission and an initial and continuous training of trainers took place in Moroni, Comoros. This mission was made possible by a partnership between the GFARC, the Comorian Red Crescent and the PIROI, the...
The GFARC is very happy to share World First Aid Day 2022’s concept note as well as the toolkit into the 4 official languages (English, Français, Español and اللغة العربية). The World First Aid Day...
