The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) introduced World First Aid Day in 2000. Each year, National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies around the world observe the day by organizing events on the second Saturday of September in order to raise public awareness of how first aid can save lives.
World First Aid Day 2011 will be held on Saturday 10th September with the theme as First Aid For All. We are all more or less vulnerable but we all have the capacity to learn and provide first aid to save a life. This is the key message of the International Federation’s World First Aid Day, when National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies organize different activities in order to raise public awareness on first aid and injury prevention.
Case studies
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A new national society but with experienced faces
Latio Kudus Clement stands by a large, framed photo dating back 15 years. “This wasn’t the war; it was a first aid training simulation. But it was very real. Read more |
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World First Aid Day 2010
The ability to act quickly and appropriately in an emergency is crucial, whether it be in an everyday emergency or a disaster situation. As the number of small- to medium-sized disasters increases year on year, the need to teach basic first-aid skills to individuals and communities has never been more important. Read more |