• Citizens can register under the PM’s CPR training programme
• There is no age or gender restriction on becoming a lifesaver
• Those who train ten others citizens will get rewards

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s life-saving CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation) Training Campaign has been formally launched.

Head of PM’s Strategic Reforms Salman Sufi said the government has opened registration for the general public for training to become a lifesaver.

He urged the people to get themselves registered as ‘Prime Minister’s Life Saver’ by calling at 1166 and further training the more citizens on basic CPR.

He asked already trained persons to get registered as volunteers and save human lives in case of emergency.

He said individuals who will train ten people for basic CPR during the campaign will get rewards. He said there is no age and gender restriction on becoming a trainer under the campaign.

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PM National CPR training Registrations are open now

1. Call 1166
2. Register as Prime Minister’s Life Saver to get trained or if you are certified and want to train others
3. Get trained by us, then train 10 or more citizens on basic CPR
4. Get rewarded #PMsLifeSaversTeam pic.twitter.com/pR128yyRyf

— Salman Sufi (@SalmanSufi7) June 28, 2022

Earlier this month, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed the launch of a national initiative CPR training throughout the country in order to save lives where immediate health facilities were not available.

READ MORE: PM Shehbaz announces nationwide CPR training programme

The decision comes after a video of a doctor couple giving CPR treatment to a drowning boy went viral on social media.

PM Shehbaz had issued directions to PM’s Strategic Reforms to immediately launch the initiative. He said that CPR had saved countless lives around the world at places where immediate medical assistance was limited.

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.

Sufi said the CPR training to save lives would be made a part of the educational curriculum and each citizen would be imparted training under the drive.