A training package with modules developed by experienced practitioners from both International Urban Search and Rescue Advisory Group (United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) and the IFRC Global First Aid Reference Centre. Composed of also guidance note to teach, it...
Theme: Lifelong First aid learning ! This concept note provides data, facts and figure and explains the topic of this important celebration! It highlights the importance of learning first aid at all ages from babies & children to older adults. It includes details on the communication pack as...
This Program Guide has been constructed with the end-user (National Society personnel) in mind. It contains the information needed to design and implement First Aid Trainer and Trainer of Trainers development programs in your home country – it is not intended to be used as a facilitators guide...
This document aims to provide additional information and instructional techniques for candidates in a trainer of trainers training.
Since the last regional Meeting in Burkina Faso in 2018, many events have occurred and have impacted the way to dispense first aid training. The Covid 19 crisis that has been going on since the end of 2019 modified the training and created new challenges for the National Societies. The purpose of...
World First Aid ‘s theme for 2021 theme was “Be a Hero at your school and in the community”. With the aim to promote first aid and the importance to engage learners, general public and first aiders, National Societies celebrated the day in their own way. Read this report to discover the...
Despite the current COVID 19 pandemic, the IFRC through the Global First Aid Reference Centre (GFARC) joined once again the initiative on World Restart A Heart Day on 16 October 2021! The Centre developed a communication campaign to celebrate the Day with the slogan “Your two hands can save...
This document outlines the purpose of the meetings organized by the Global First Aid Reference Centre with the region.
This reports outlines key moments and presentation from an online gathering with Asia Pacific National Societies First Aid Managers. It includes also recommendations and way forward.
Introduction course, for a certified, completed training, contact your National Society. This interactive self-paced course introduces the key concepts and first aid techniques needed to address emergency situations in adults, such as choking, strokes, burns, wounds, and cardiac arrest. The course...
Introduction course, for a certified, completed training, contact your National Society. By 2050, an estimated 2 billion people will be over the age of 60 years old – for the first time, the majority of people can expect to live well into old age. However, as we age, the risk for certain...
This introductory online course on First Aid for Babies and Children has been updated and it includes critical lessons on the delivery of first aid in the context of an infectious disease outbreak, such as COVID-19. Through this 4-hour, self-paced course, you will be empowered to respond quickly...
