International Women’s Day, celebrated annually on March 8th, is a day that highlights the achievements and contributions of women to society. It also serves as a reminder for gender equality and the empowerment of women. In the field of first aid, women have played a crucial role in...
Disaster Risk Reduction is a key area of work for the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. It complements its response efforts by working with and for communities to reduce risks and prevent disasters from happening – and ensures that, if they happen, the impact is limited. The Disaster Risk...
The adoption of the IFRC First Aid Policy and First Aid Vision at the General Assembly in June 2022 reaffirms the commitment of the IFRC network to first aid and the opportunity it offers for all 192 National Societies across the globe. The revised Policy and Vision will serve as a global and...
The wait is over ! Our new First Aid Application will be ready on the 1st of March. The First Aid App provides easy-to-understand information about identifying and responding to a range of everyday first aid scenarios, such as bleeding, heart attacks, choking, unresponsiveness and burns. The app...
The adoption of the IFRC First Aid Policy and First Aid Vision at the General Assembly in June 2022 reaffirms the commitment of the IFRC network to first aid and the opportunity it offers for all 192 National Societies across the globe. The revised Policy and Vision will serve as a global and...
The adoption of the IFRC First Aid Policy and First Aid Vision at the General Assembly in June 2022 reaffirms the commitment of the IFRC network to first aid and the opportunity it offers for all 192 National Societies across the globe. The revised Policy and Vision will serve as a global and...
The GFARC is glad to invite you to our webinar on the future of first aid, linking it with IFRC’s priorities and how to move forward. This webinar will include interventions from the IFRC Reference Centres: Global Disaster Preparedness Center, Psychosocial Centre, Climate Centre, and IFRC IT...
The Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council is led by experts in aquatics, resuscitation, first aid, preparedness and disaster health, and education. Twice a year they come together to review the latest scientific information to ensure that Red Cross programs are not only safe for members, but safe...
Many National Societies, ICRC or IFRC will meet for the Global Education Meeting to take place in Vienna on the 24th and 25th of November. The meeting will focus on the efforts in the field of education in the movement with a presentations of National Societies’ organizational models, good...
Dr. Pascal Cassan, head of the Global First Aid reference Centre and Dr. Daniel Meyran, National medical adviser and Administrator at the French Red Crossr will participate at the annual International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation meeting that will take place this year again virtually on the...
A session on resilience in case of disasters highlighting the link of the resilience of the citizen on a daily basis will be presented by Dr. Pascal Cassan, head of the Global First Aid Reference Centre, in the Symposium on Medical Disaster Management. The Symposoum is organized by the Belgium Red...
From November 7-11, the Global First Aid Reference Centre and the IFRC Pacific office are hosting a First Aid Training of Trainers in Nadi, Fiji. This training will bring together 13 participants from 9 Pacific National Societies and the IFRC. It will be led by 2 GFARC Master Trainers from the...
