October 22, 2025 5:44 PM

Over 7.4 lakh citizens engaged during Pan-India CPR awareness week: Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has successfully engaged over 7,47,000 citizens during the Pan-India CPR Awareness Week held from October 13 to 17, with physical training provided to more than 6,06,000 participants across the country. The week-long initiative aimed to strengthen community response capacity by promoting Compression-only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) awareness and training among the general public. The Ministry said the awareness week was designed to sensitize cit...

October 13, 2025 7:25 PM

Union Health Secretary launches CPR Awareness Week to empower citizens with lifesaving skills

In a major public health initiative, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched CPR Awareness Week 2025 on Monday to build mass awareness and community participation in lifesaving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) techniques. The campaign, being observed from 13–17 October, was inaugurated by Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava in New Delhi. The inaugural event saw the participation of over 15,000 people from the health sector, medical institutions, and civil society acro...