Global First Aid Reference Centre Newsletter

IFRC General Assembly 2022: First Aid highlighted

IFRC General Assembly 2022: First Aid highlighted

General Assembly 2022 : launching of the Technical Working Groups to reposition first aid at the centre of the IFRC’s strategy Last year, the IFRC announced its initiative of repositioning first aid at the heart of its 2030 strategy and vision. In order to seize this...

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World Restart A Heart Day Toolkit

World Restart A Heart Day Toolkit

World Restart A Heart ToolkitDespite the current pandemic, the IFRC through GFARC joins once again the initiative launched by ILCOR on World Restart A Heart day on the 16th October!  #WRAH  Slogan:“Your two hands can save lives!” #WRAH  Specific GFARC package for WRAH...

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Regional first aid meetings for Europe and Asia Pacific

Regional first aid meetings for Europe and Asia Pacific

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 Meetings' since its creation, consisting of a series of sessions for...

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Training of ToT in Eastern Europe

Training of ToT in Eastern Europe

Training of ToT in Eastern EuropeThe international curriculum for trainers of trainers (ToT) is one of the core tools of the GFARC, developed with the support of the Canadian Red Cross with a distance collaborator Ms Joanna Muise. The primary purpose of the curriculum...

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“The priceless value of first aid” by Frederic Boyer

“The priceless value of first aid” by Frederic Boyer

The importance of first aid in the Movement (edito of the Global First Aid Reference Centre Newsletter)"All around the globe, first aid staff and volunteers of the Red Cross and Red Crescent make sure to deliver their help, even in the remotest areas, and train people...

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Re-starting hearts in Niger and Burkina Faso

Re-starting hearts in Niger and Burkina Faso

First aid and resuscitation are at the core of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement’s work. For decades, it has been considered as acts of humanity motivated by the willingness to save lives without discrimination.  Every year, millions of people die or suffer...

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Spotlight on… first aid teams in Pakistan

Spotlight on… first aid teams in Pakistan

“The power of empowering”: First Aid Trainers and Volunteers from the Pakistan Red Crescent SocietyFor more than 150 years and all around the world, providing first aid to injured people has been one of the principal mission of Red Cross and Red Crescent National...

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First aid heroes heroes Greece case study

First aid heroes heroes Greece case study

Camp communities in Lesvos learn life-saving skills Having a trained first aider on hand is crucial for responding to any accidents and emergencies big or small. That’s why the Hellenic Red Cross is providing first aid training to migrants and refugees living in...

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CPR saved my life: Denmark

CPR saved my life: Denmark

"The first aid training saved her life" Each year, the Danish Red Cross trains more than 60,000 people in first aid. Victoria was lucky that her childminder had learned how to give first aid. Not all accident victims are so lucky. First aid can save life. Photo:...

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FA heroes Kiribati case study

FA heroes Kiribati case study

First aid course becomes a matter of life and death for one grandmother Seven-month-old Keetika Tongarua has almost died twice in her short life, but has been saved each time by her grandmother, who learnt first-aid skills at a Red Cross village course. Keetika lives...

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