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...
..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...
Would you like to take part in a digital project that will help save lives all around the world ? Join us! In the framework of the redesign of the First Aid App, the Global First Aid Reference Centre is looking for a First Aid App and Digital Projects Manager. This will be an 18-month...
Lifelong First aid learning SAVE THE DATE and be prepared on Saturday 10th of September 2022! World First Aid Day is the main event of the IFRC Global First Aid Reference Centre. This is an opportunity to highlight first aid and to make awareness campaigns mobilizing both the general public...
April 29th 2022 The Global First Aid Reference Centre is looking for a distance worker from any of the National Societies to conduct research on first aid challenges as part of a collaborative research project on heatwaves. This research project is being carried out by the Red Cross Red Crescent...
Portrait of Mussarrat Fatima, a passionate First Aid Trainer at the Pakistan Red Crescent. Mussarrat’s inspiring story is a testament to the crucial role of first aid in saving lives during emergency situations. Over the years, Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, has faced an...
Edito of the Global First Aid Reference Centre Newsletter “For me, first aid is about helping others and keeping them safe. No matter what title I had for the last 33 years, from volunteer to staff, it was always, somehow, related to first aid. Every life is valuable and I feel...
April 27th 2022 This year, from 23 to 25 March 2022, the First Aid Expert Group of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies of Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Caucasus had a face-to-face meeting, organized by the Red Crescent Society of Uzbekistan and with the support of the ICRC. Main...
Would you know what to do if someone was having a heart attack ? Tim Connor did, which is why his colleague Tony Wong is still alive and well today. Tim works for a tea company in Hampshire along with around 80 other people. One day, Tim was sitting in his office when he was asked to check...
Under the high patronage of the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel MACRON, Secours Expo is the trade show 100% dedicated to rescue, emergency and prevention! Event chaired by Dr Pascal CASSAN, head the Global First Aid Reference Centre 10th, 11th, 12th March 2022: READ AGENDA HERE and...
Portrait of Elisa, passionate volunteer at the French Red Cross Nearly one French person in five will have a disability during his or her life. In France, more than 80% of people with all kinds of disabilities become disabled in adulthood.This change marks a turning point in their lives. They face...
