PM's Initiative of National CPR training to kick start soon: Sufi.

ISLAMABAD -- Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has directed for 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.

The cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a lifesaving technique helpful in different emergencies, such as in case of a heart attack or near drowning, leading to chocking of someone's breathing or heartbeat.

Sufi said the CPR training to save lives...