Pakistan
PM announces nationwide CPR training programme
A comprehensive strategy would be announced next week.
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has directed the launch of a national initiative of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training throughout the country.
In this connection, the prime minister has issued direction to PM’s Strategic Reforms to immediately launch the initiative, head of PM’s Strategic Reforms Salman Sufi said in a press statement on Sunday.
He further informed that a comprehensive strategy would be announced next week.
He said that CPR had saved countless lives around the world at places where immediate medical assistance was limited.
He further said that Prime Minister would announce a reform programme in the health sector in the coming days and CPR training is the first step to this direction.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a lifesaving technique helpful in different emergencies, such as in case of a heart attack or near drowning, leading to choking of someone’s breathing or heartbeat.
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