New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare organised a pan-India CPR Awareness Week from October 13 to 17, 2025, with the objective of enhancing public understanding and practical capacity in Compression-only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).

Extensive physical training sessions on Compression-only CPR were organised across India by State and UT health departments, Central Government Hospitals, AIIMS, INIs, the Indian Red Cross Society, and professional bodies, training a total of 6,06,374 participants.

The initiative aimed to sensitise citizens about the importance of early bystander intervention during cardiac arrest and other medical emergencies.

Despite CPR's proven life-saving potential, India's bystander C...