Health Ministry's pan-India CPR Awareness Week trains over 6 lakh people in compression-only CPR
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare held a pan-India CPR Awareness Week from 13 to 17 October 2025, giving hands-on compression-only CPR training to 6,06,374 people and reaching over 7.47 lakh citizens.
Summary
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare organised a pan-India CPR Awareness Week from 13 to 17 October 2025 to promote compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and early bystander help during cardiac arrest, since India's bystander CPR rates remain below global standards. States and UTs, central hospitals, AIIMS, Institutes of National Importance, the Indian Red Cross Society and professional bodies trained 6,06,374 people. 14,701 people joined the opening live demonstration, 79,870 took a digital pledge on MyGov, 36,040 took a CPR quiz on MyGov and MyBharat, and 368 youths volunteered through 'Volunteer for Bharat'. In all, over 7,47,000 citizens were engaged; 70 PMO officials got special training on 16 October.
Key facts
- Dates
- 13–17 Oct 2025
- Focus
- Compression-only CPR, bystander response
- Trained
- 6,06,374 people
- Engaged
- Over 7.47 lakh citizens
- MyGov pledge
- 79,870
- CPR quiz
- 36,040 (MyGov & MyBharat)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The Health Ministry's pan-India CPR Awareness Week 2025 focused on which form of CPR?
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Correct answer: D — Compression-only CPR
PIB: the week (13–17 October 2025) aimed to enhance public understanding and practical capacity in compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Approximately how many people received physical compression-only CPR training during the CPR Awareness Week of October 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 6.06 lakh
PIB: physical training was imparted to 6,06,374 participants; 7.47 lakh is the total number of citizens engaged, and 79,870 is the MyGov pledge count.