
08/07/2025
INTERNATIONAL PARAMEDICS DAY 2025
International Paramedics Day 2025, a global celebration of the vital role paramedics play in healthcare. Held each year on 8 July, the date honours the birthday of Dominique‑Jean Larrey, who is widely regarded as the father of modern ambulance services.
This year’s International Paramedics Day theme is Unity and Community, designed to highlight the importance of collaboration between paramedics and the communities they serve.
International Paramedics Day 2025 is set to be the biggest yet, with more than 140 paramedic-affiliated organisations across the globe signed up to take part.
“Paramedicine is not just a profession — it is a collective calling. This year’s theme, Unity and Community, reminds me that behind every single response, every decision, and every act of care or compassion, there is a team — a network of support, knowledge, practice and shared purpose. It’s through this unity that we are able to find strength when things seem bleak, or we are weary.
“And it’s through our community that we create lasting impact on those who come into contact with us through our professional lives, or through our people volunteering to offer their skills wherever they may be needed. On this International Paramedics Day, let’s celebrate the power and possibility of working together, because when we unite, we not only have the potential to change lives, we can also transform futures as well.”