Global First Aid Reference Centre Newsletter
- SPECIAL: Happy Restart A Heart Day
- SPECIAL: World Restart A Heart Toolkit 2023
- SPECIAL: Happy World First Aid Day
- Issue 9: September 2023
- SPECIAL: World First Aid Day Toolkit 2023
- SPECIAL: World First Aid Day 2023 concept note
- SPECIAL: Happy World Day for Safety and Health at Work
- Issue 8 : April 2023
- SPECIAL: Happy International Women’s Day 2023
“At the heart of our mission lies first aid education, a foundation of paramount importance” by Youssouf TRAORE
Edito of the Global First Aid Reference Centre NewsletterIn the continuous efforts of humanitarian support, I extend my gratitude to all who stand with us. As the President of the Guinean Red Cross, I find myself humbled by the tireless efforts of our volunteers and...
The Romanian Red Cross’s strategy to develop their First aid program
The Romanian Red Cross has recently embarked on a new project aimed at developing their first aid education strategy throughout Romania. With the goal of updating their first aid training curriculum, representatives from the Romanian Red Cross visited the French Red...
Fiji Red Cross: The resilience of a National society
Resilience learned from COVID19 The Fiji Red Cross Society, showed their resilience in providing first aid trainings no matter what. During the COVID 19 pandemic, they faced difficulties in organizing First Aid training as the Ministry of Health made restrictions....
“First aid is the first link in the chain of solidarity of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement” by Bafou Bâ
Editor of the Global First Aid Reference Centre NewsletterI have been part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement for over 25 years. It is a unique institution, admirable and guided by great principles. Since 1984, I have put my skills and...
Red Cross Society of China visits the Global First Aid Reference Centre and the French Red Cross
Collaborating Towards First Aid Vision 2030: Last January, the President of the Red Cross Society of China, Mr. Chen Zhu, and his delegation visited the French Red Cross and the Global First Aid Reference Centre. The main purpose of the visit was to discuss...
Revealing the theme of World First Aid Day 2023 !
First Aid goes digital! Since 2000, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and its National Societies have been honoring first aid on the Second Saturday of September of each year. This aims to raise public awareness on how first...
Stories of inspiring women in first aid
On the occasion of International Women’s day, we want to focus on the inspiring women of the Red Cross Red Crescent who are working to improve people's lives through first aid services. These women have not only broken gender barriers but have also made a significant...
Re-launch of the First Aid Vision working groups
Last June2022, the IFRC new First Aid Vision and Policy were adopted at the 2022 General Assembly. Therefore, to achieve our ambitious roadmap for the development of first aid worldwide, the Global First Aid Reference Centre is eager to support National Societies to...
“First aid is a key element of response to the current and future needs of the world” by H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco
Edito of the Global First Aid Reference Centre NewsletterAround the world, every year, millions of people die or suffer complications from injuries due to lack of timely assistance. A Red Cross survey showed that up to 59% of deaths from injuries could have been...
IFRC Healthy Ageing Strategy and operational framework 2030
The current global health crises and emergencies, has created and exacerbated existing inequalities, with the past three years intensifying the socioeconomic, environmental, health and climate related impacts on the lives of older persons, especially older women who...
Spotlight on…
Fiji Red Cross: The resilience of a National society
Resilience learned from COVID19 The Fiji Red Cross Society, showed their resilience in providing first aid trainings no matter what. During the COVID 19 pandemic, they faced difficulties in organizing First Aid training as the Ministry of Health made restrictions....
Being a first aid trainer in a wheelchair is possible!
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...
CPR saves a life in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda Around 1:40am on April 6th, Richard Kabunga was walking home from a friend's housewarming party when he found a man lying unconscious outside a bar in his neighbourhood. "He had been left for dead by the roadside," Kabunga says. "It was raining...
First aid heroes
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 emergency situations. Over the years, Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, has...
CPR success story from the British Red Cross
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...
Being a first aid trainer in a wheelchair is possible!
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...