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In line with Strategy 2030, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is committed to scaling up its first aid programmes to make every National Society around the world able to prepare communities – with a high quality approach – to face disasters but also daily risks.
First aid is a fundamental skill that can provide effective and rapid interventions to help reduce injury and suffering, and improve the chances of survival of someone in need.
IFRC has been the world’s leading first aid trainer and provider for more than 100 years. In 2017, more than 20 million people were trained worldwide by our National Societies.
While the marketplace has changed, our belief that performing first aid is an act of humanity – not just a series of techniques – has not. We now find ourselves among institutions, organizations and nongovernmental organizations that specialize in training and advocating for first aid alongside us.
World First Aid Day is an annual opportunity to highlight the importance of first aid around the globe as an act of humanitarian empowerment and as a key component of a wider resilience approach ; it is an occasion to reach a wider public audience and try to change the way the world thinks about first aid. The Global First Aid Reference Centre is in charge to coordinate this event and provide resources for National Societies.
