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...

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...

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...

Editor of the Global First Aid Reference Centre Newsletter“Let’s use first aid as an element of protection, happiness, love and action in favour of people in need, especially in the framework of World First Aid Day! First aid has always been part of my life, both at...

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...

..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...

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...

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...

 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 opportunity to highlight first aid and to make awareness campaigns mobilizing...

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...