The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) introduced World First Aid Day (WFAD) in 2000. Each year, more than 100 Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies around the world organize events and ceremonies on the second Saturday of September to raise public awareness of how first aid can save lives in everyday and crisis situations.

This year, World First Aid Day is celebrated on September 12 .

On this occasion, the IFRC is releasing the advocacy report: “First aid for a safer future: focus on Europe”. It includes 10 recommendations to make first aid education more widely available all over Europe.  Many of these recommendations also apply in other regions of the world.

Download the report ( 1.1kb, 20 pages)

	Photo gallery As well as advocating first aid’s basic gestures for saving lives, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) strongly believes that first aid should not only be accessible to all - including the most vulnerable, but also be an integral part of a wider developmental approach.
	World First Aid Day press release The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is concerned that most Europeans do not receive first aid training at a time when the continent faces growing challenges. In a new report called “First Aid for a Safer Future: Focus on Europe” the IFRC and the European Reference Centre for First Aid Education give ten recommendations.

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