Red Cross

 

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What we do

First aid

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Could you save someone’s life? Find out about our first aid courses, tips and products.

Find out about first aid >

Health and social care

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We tackle major health issues and offer social care and support to vulnerable people, in the UK and overseas.

More about health and social care >

Preparing for disasters

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Learn how to prepare your family for disasters, and see how we prepare communities overseas.

See how we prepare >

Emergency response

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We respond to hundreds of disasters in the UK and overseas. And we stay long after the crisis is over.

How we help in emergencies >

Finding missing family

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When families are separated by war or disaster, we work through a global network to put them back in touch.

Read about our tracing work >

Refugee services

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We provide practical and emotional support to vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers in the UK.

How we help refugees