The life saving skills of First Aid knowledge prepares you to the immediate steps of responding to situations requiring emergency and medical attention; whether at home, at school or at work. A group of keen volunteers from various professions and backgrounds have come together as a network with the aim of promoting First Aid throughout the Maldives; through community based awareness programs and training workshops.
First Aid Training and Services are being carried out nationwide by the Maldives First Aid Practitioners Network (MFAPN) in anticipation of facilitating what would be a core program of the soon to form Maldivian Red Crescent. The development of the network is supported by Faculty of Health Sciences and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies-Maldives Delegation.
As one of the key supporters for the formation of a Maldivian Red Crescent, the French Red Cross based in Laamu Atoll Gan recently facilitated a training session for a group of enthusiastic participants which included teachers, health and utility workers, youth development activists and students who had just recently completed their O’ level exams. All participants became certified First Aiders and members of the network.
Trainings as such are one of the ways the Maldives First Aid Practitioners Network meets their commitment to have a First Aider in every home.
First Aiders from Laamu Atoll
The group practices CPR: Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
Check out the feature of the First Aid training in the French Red Cross Newsletter, conducted by the Maldives First Aid Practitioners Network: French Red Cross Newsletter-July 2008
