From June 19th to June 23rd 2023, a training of trainers was held in Thiès, Senegal. For the training, three Master Educators of GFARC were there as co-facilitators: Gregory Jouvion (from the French Red Cross), Claude Fabbretti (from the Monaco Red Cross), and Daouda Savadogo (from the...
The Romanian Red Cross, with the collaboration of the Global First Aid Reference Centre, organized two sessions of Training of Trainers in First Aid course in order to enhance Trainers of Trainers knowledge, skills and learner centered educational approach. The first one was held in Bucharest from...
Launched in 2016, the Urban Collaboration Platform has been at first a platform for Red Cross Red Crescent National Societies to share experience and good practice, and explore new ways of working. Today, the network is bigger and includes partners from city networks, local governments, private...
Developing the International First Aid Education System In April 2023, GFARC – with the active participation of the American Red Cross, the Canadian Red Cross, the Qatar Red Crescent and its 24 First Aid Master Educators – has launched a new project. One main objective: developing the...
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...
