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European Resuscitation Council Congress 2022
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...
Americas First Aid Regional Meeting
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...
Iranian Red Crescent Society’s plans for World First Aid Day 2022
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...
Repositioning first aid at the IFRC General Assembly 2022
..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....
A range of trainings in Comoros
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...
World First Aid Day 2022 – Toolkit available!
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...
CLOSED : First Aid App Project Manager
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...
World First Aid Day Concept Note 2022 !
Lifelong First aid learningSAVE 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...
Heatwave volunteer consultant
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...
Mussarrat Fatima : a First Aid Trainer success story
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...
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