EnThe International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the Global First Aid Reference Centre are glad to make available three online courses on IFRC learning platform regarding first aid for different audiences: baby and children, adults and...
Migrations can happen in any part of the world, regardless of the origin, religion and ethnicity of the people. According to the United Nations, the global number of migrations per year has reached 272 million of people in 2019. This substantial number shows an increase of 50 million...
NATIONAL SOCIETIES CONSULTATION ON FIRST AID POLICY UNTIL 7th January 2022 – CLOSED. Thank you! This draft policy was developed together with the First Aid Steering Committee and the First Aid Policy technical working group based on the inputs gathered from the virtual consultations meetings...
The Regional Platform for the Americas and the Caribbean (PIRAC), through the READY Together programme, joined forces with the Global First Aid Reference Centre (GFARC) to host a first aid workshop and training session, at Sint Maarten, from 2021 November 9-14, to enhance the skills of National...
SAFE STEP KIDS is a multi-platform public service programme created by Prudence Foundation, in partnership with International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and Cartoon Network. The SAFE STEPS Kids First Aid programme provides children and youths with...
General Assembly 2022 : launching of the Technical Working Groups to reposition first aid at the centre of the IFRC’s strategy Last year, the IFRC announced its initiative of repositioning first aid at the heart of its 2030 strategy and vision. In order to seize this opportunity, a joint...
World Restart A Heart Toolkit Despite the current pandemic, the IFRC through GFARC joins once again the initiative launched by ILCOR on World Restart A Heart day on the 16th October! #WRAH Slogan:“Your two hands can save lives!” #WRAH...
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...
Every year during the Hajj season, Saudi Arabia welcomes thousands of pilgrims from all around the world. The annual pilgrimage to Mecca is one of the most crowded events in the world. Many staff and volunteers have been mobilised to ensure that all pilgrims remain safe and have the best...
Training of ToT in Eastern Europe The international curriculum for trainers of trainers (ToT) is one of the core tools of the GFARC, developed with the support of the Canadian Red Cross with a distance collaborator Ms Joanna Muise. The primary purpose of the curriculum is to create global...
The importance of first aid in the Movement (edito of the Global First Aid Reference Centre Newsletter) “All around the globe, first aid staff and volunteers of the Red Cross and Red Crescent make sure to deliver their help, even in the remotest areas, and train people in order to build...
To celebrate World Restart a Heart Day, we’re looking for testimonials! What is World Restart a Heart Day In 2018, the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) launched the first global initiative on cardiac arrest with the slogan: “All citizens of the world...
