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World First Aid Day was observed on 12 September 2026 - the second Saturday of September, its fixed slot every year.
The 2026 theme is "First Aid in Migration Contexts", focusing on emergency care for migrants and displaced people.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) runs the day; its 2026 campaign line is "On the move, but not alone".
The IFRC began the observance in 2000.
World's largest humanitarian network of national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies; organises World First Aid Day
India's national Red Cross society; member of the IFRC and runs first-aid training in India
Passed by the Imperial Legislative Council; constituted the Indian Red Cross Society, India's member of the IFRC network
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IFRC observance held on the second Saturday of September since 2000