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IFRC Global First Aid Reference Centre Created in 2012 the Global First Aid Reference Centre is the IFRC’s hub of technical expertise and provides support to the members on matters of first aid.

Hosted by the French Red Cross The purpose of the Global Centre is to serve as the IFRC’s hub of technical expertise and to provide first-aid-related support to members. To achieve this, the Centre will strive to:
- assist National Societies to further develop certain training methods tailored to meet the needs of local communities;
- support National Societies in gaining expertise, knowledge and practices so they may continue to hold a leading role in first aid;
- develop tools and standardized training courses for the membership;
- improve the quality of first aid education and services with up-to date evidence-based guidelines;
- help advocate for legislation and directives to include first aid education at school, in the workplace, and when applying for a driving licence;
- help coordinate the global promotion of first aid with events, for example World First Aid Day;
- conduct research to better understand first aid, both inside and outside of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement;
- collaborate with other Red Cross Red Crescent Reference Centres.

❤️ Happy World Restart a Heart Day 2026! ❤️Every second counts when someone experiences cardiac arrest. By learning CPR ...
16/10/2026

❤️ Happy World Restart a Heart Day 2026! ❤️

Every second counts when someone experiences cardiac arrest. By learning CPR and other life-saving skills, we can all help save lives and build more resilient communities. 🌍🫀

The Global First Aid Reference Centre invites everyone to take action and spread the word!

📚 Explore our World Restart a Heart Day Toolkit, featuring campaign resources, educational materials for children, and practical guidance to help you raise awareness and promote life-saving skills in your community.

https://mailchi.mp/ifrc/happy-world-restart-a-heart-day-4nsaeczvpi-10990446

A big thank you to the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) and the ERC - European Resuscitation Councilfor helping connect the global resuscitation community and promote life-saving action worldwide.

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

🌍⛑️ WORLD FIRST AID DAY 2026First Aid for everyone, everywhere.Today, we celebrate World First Aid Day and this year's t...
12/09/2026

🌍⛑️ WORLD FIRST AID DAY 2026

First Aid for everyone, everywhere.

Today, we celebrate World First Aid Day and this year's theme: First Aid in Migration Contexts.

By mid 2024, an estimated 304 million people were living as international migrants worldwide. Yet many people on the move face barriers to healthcare, emergency services and essential information.

🤝 Across the IFRC network, Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers and staff are helping ensure that people on the move receive timely assistance wherever they are. From immediate care and Psychological First Aid to connecting people with health and social services, First Aid contributes to safer, more resilient communities.

Because nobody should be left behind.

Language barriers, fear of authorities, discrimination, lack of information and difficult journeys can prevent people from seeking help. Inclusive First Aid can help bridge these gaps and ensure that life-saving knowledge reaches people regardless of their status, language or background.

🏠🏫🏢 The IFRC First Aid Vision 2030 aims for every household, school and workplace to have at least one person trained in First Aid.

Today, let's celebrate the power of First Aid to save lives, protect dignity and build resilience.

⛑️ Learn First Aid. Save lives.


11/09/2026

🇪🇬⛑️ 1 DAY TO GO | World First Aid Day

Tomorrow is World First Aid Day 2026!

And for our final video in this series, we are travelling to Egypt to hear from the الهلال الأحمر المصري - Egyptian Red Crescent about First Aid in migration contexts.

🎥 This final testimony is part of a series of stories from Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies highlighting the challenges faced by people on the move and the actions taken to support them.

Across the world, National Societies are working to ensure that people can access essential health services, humanitarian support and life-saving First Aid, regardless of their circumstances.

🌍⛑️ First Aid in Migration Contexts is about making sure that no one is left without the knowledge, skills and support they need in an emergency.

👏 Thank you to all the National Societies who have shared their experiences and contributed to this campaign.
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
الهلال الأحمر المصري - Egyptian Red Crescent
جمعية الهلال الاحمر السوداني Sudanese Red Crescent Society
Türk Kızılay
สภากาชาดไทย Thai Red Cross Society
Cruz Roja Dominicana

Tomorrow, we celebrate World First Aid Day!

👉 Watch, share and help spread the message.

📚 And don't forget to explore the full campaign toolkit, available in English, French, Arabic and Spanish:
https://mailchi.mp/ifrc/world-first-aid-day-toolkit-10988619



10/09/2026

🇹🇭⛑️ 2 DAYS TO GO | World First Aid Day

🌍 Different journeys. Different challenges. One essential skill: First Aid.

Two days before World First Aid Day, we continue our video series highlighting how Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies are responding to First Aid needs in migration contexts.

🎥 Today, discover the experience of the สภากาชาดไทย Thai Red Cross Society, sharing its work and initiatives supporting people on the move.
These stories demonstrate the importance of adapting First Aid education and services to local realities, languages, cultures and needs.

🤝 By sharing experiences across the Movement, we can learn from one another and strengthen our collective response.

⛑️ Because First Aid should be accessible to everyone, everywhere.
👉 Watch and share the video.

📚 Find the complete World First Aid Day 2026 Toolkit here:
https://mailchi.mp/ifrc/world-first-aid-day-toolkit-10988619
Available in English, French, Arabic and Spanish.



International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
สภากาชาดไทย Thai Red Cross Society
ศูนย์ฝึกอบรมปฐมพยาบาลฯ สภากาชาดไทย

09/09/2026

🇩🇴⛑️ 4 DAYS TO GO | World First Aid Day

First Aid for everyone, everywhere

As we count down to World First Aid Day 2026, today's video takes us to the Dominican Red Cross.

🎥 Through its testimony, the National Society shares its experience and initiatives related to First Aid in migration contexts.

🌍First aid must be accessible, inclusive and available to everyone, regardless of status, language or background.
The IFRC's First Aid Vision 2030 aims for every household, school and workplace to have at least one person trained in first aid.

Learn first aid. Save lives

📚 More campaign resources available in English, French, Arabic and Spanish:
https://mailchi.mp/ifrc/world-first-aid-day-toolkit-10988619



Cruz Roja Dominicana

08/09/2026

🇸🇩⛑️ 5 DAYS TO GO | First Aid in Migration Contexts

Every day, Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies support people on the move in different parts of the world.
Today, our countdown to World First Aid Day continues with a video from the Sudanese Red Crescent, sharing experiences from its work in migration contexts.

🎥 Through these short video capsules, National Societies are highlighting the realities faced by people on the move and the ways in which First Aid and humanitarian services can help respond to their needs. From emergency care to health support and First Aid education, accessible First Aid can help protect health, safety and dignity.

🌍 These stories also remind us that First Aid must be adapted to different communities, languages and contexts.

👉 Watch and share the video to help raise awareness.

📚 Find communication and campaign resources in English, French, Arabic and Spanish in the World First Aid Day 2026 Toolkit:
https://mailchi.mp/ifrc/world-first-aid-day-toolkit-10988619



جمعية الهلال الاحمر السوداني Sudanese Red Crescent Society
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

07/09/2026

🇹🇷⛑️ 6 DAYS TO GO | First Aid in Migration Contexts

By mid-2024, an estimated 304 million people are living as international migrants worldwide, yet many face barriers to healthcare and emergency services. First aid is often the first line of support when professional care is unavailable or delayed. The 2026 World First Aid Day highlights the importance of ensuring life-saving skills reach everyone, including people on the move.

As part of our countdown to World First Aid Day 2026, we are sharing a series of short video stories from Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies around the world.

🎥 Today, hear from the Turkish Red Crescent, sharing its experience and initiatives related to First Aid in migration contexts.

🤝 Equipped with first aid skills, Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers and staff across the IFRC network help ensure that people on the move receive timely assistance when and where they need it most. From providing immediate care and psychological first aid to connecting people with health and social services, first aid strengthens people's ability to navigate complex situations and contributes to safer, more resilient communities.

📚 Discover the full World First Aid Day Toolkit:
https://mailchi.mp/ifrc/world-first-aid-day-toolkit-10988619

Türk Kızılay
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

🌍❤️‍🩹The Global First Aid Reference Centre (GFARC) is pleased to share its latest newsletter, featuring the official Wor...
25/08/2026

🌍❤️‍🩹The Global First Aid Reference Centre (GFARC) is pleased to share its latest newsletter, featuring the official World Restart a Heart toolkit.

This world day aims to raise awareness on cardiac arrest, but also to make lifesaving skills accessible to everyone, turn awareness into lifelong first aid learning and build confidence to act from an early age.

🔗 Access the latest GFARC newsletter and download the World Restart a Heart Toolkit here: https://mailchi.mp/ifrc/world-restart-a-heart-toolkit-2026-p96xe2xqls-10989063

📦 The toolkit includes a variety of communication and campaign resources to support your World Restart a Heart day activities. It features an official poster, infographic and activity booklets for children aged from 6 to 9 and 10 to 12.

All resources are available in English, French, Arabic, and Spanish. Source files are also provided, allowing National Societies to translate, contextualise, and adapt the materials to their own graphic identity and local context.

🙏 Special thanks to all our volunteer translators (Brigitte Boucher, Candela Bloin, Hammoud Riham, Hana Mohamed Hassani, Juan Pablo Buitrago Builes, Monica Nabil, Shams Alsughayir, and Victoria Pantano Diaz) whose dedication made it possible to translate the World Restart a Heart 2026 toolkit into multiple languages.

The GFARC also extends its sincere thanks to the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) and ERC - European Resuscitation Council, for their support.

🆘🫶 Don’t forget that two hands can save a life!

DrBhanu Pratap
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
World Restart a Heart
ILCOR
Arab Resuscitation Council
Resuscitation Council UK

As part of the 3 Oceans Project, the French Red Cross’  is launching a consultancy opportunity to develop a Pacific-focu...
14/08/2026

As part of the 3 Oceans Project, the French Red Cross’ is launching a consultancy opportunity to develop a Pacific-focused First Aid & Climate Toolkit.

The consultancy will explore the intersection between climate-related hazards and First Aid, with the aim of strengthening First Aid preparedness, response and advocacy. The toolkit will provide practical, context-appropriate guidance reflecting the specific risks, vulnerabilities and operational realities of the Pacific Islands, while adopting a globally relevant approach that can be adapted and used in other contexts and at the global level.

📅 Application deadline: 31 August 2026

🔗 Learn more about this opportunity here: https://www.croix-rouge.fr/appels-d-offres/consulting-services-pacific-focused-first-aid-climate-toolkit

📣🌍 The latest GFARC newsletter is out!The Global First Aid Reference Centre (GFARC) is pleased to share its latest newsl...
13/08/2026

📣🌍 The latest GFARC newsletter is out!

The Global First Aid Reference Centre (GFARC) is pleased to share its latest newsletter, looking back at the first semester of 2026 and highlighting the many initiatives, resources and collaborations that have shaped the past few months.

👉 https://mailchi.mp/ifrc/looking-back-on-gfarc-first-semester-in-10988877

💬 In this edition, Benjamin J. William, Secretary General & CEO of the Singapore Red Cross Society, shares his thoughts on the power of First Aid as a form of humanitarian action. His editorial reminds us that First Aid is not simply a technical skill, but an accessible and empowering way for individuals and communities to be prepared, respond to emergencies and make a difference when it matters most.

⛑️ From the launch of the IFRC 2025 International Guidelines on First Aid, Resuscitation and Education, to new Training of Trainers programmes, the International First Aid Attestation, digital innovation and regional initiatives, this edition showcases the work of National Societies and partners across the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

🌏 Discover the Pacific First Aid Manual, the latest developments in the Universal First Aid App, initiatives in the MENA region, First Aid education in schools, and many other stories from around the world.

📢 And as World First Aid Day 2026 approaches, the newsletter also features the new World First Aid Day Toolkit, dedicated to this year's theme: First Aid in Migration Contexts.

📖 Read the full newsletter and discover all the latest GFARC news and resources.

🌐 Available in English, French, Spanish and Arabic.


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