Special Postal Stamp Released to Boost Nationwide CPR Awareness | Saving Lives Through CPR | National CPR Challenge Campaign | Srinivasa Heart Foundation
Karimnagar, Telangana: In a remarkable step towards saving lives, the Srinivasa Heart Foundation has launched the National CPR Challenge Campaign. This campaign aims to create awareness across India about the importance of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training.
Marking this milestone, Sri Bandi Sanjay Kumar, Honorable Member of Parliament from Karimnagar and Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Government of India, released a special postal stamp at his camp office. The stamp has been printed under India Post’s My Stamp initiative. It carries the inspiring message “Saving Lives Through CPR – National CPR Challenge Campaign – Srinivasa Heart Foundation.”
Speaking at the event, Sri Bandi Sanjay said that at least one person in every family should know how to perform CPR. He explained that timely CPR can help save a life during sudden cardiac arrest when every second counts.
The Srinivasa Heart Foundation’s campaign wants to empower citizens with this life-saving skill. By working with schools, colleges, local bodies, hospitals, and community groups, the foundation hopes to make CPR training as common as first aid.
In India, sudden cardiac arrest is one of the major causes of preventable deaths.Experts say that training people in CPR can save countless lives, especially where medical help may take time to arrive.
Editorial: Every District Must Become a CPR Champion
The release of this special postal stamp is a call for all districts, towns, and villages to join the National CPR Challenge Campaign. Cardiac arrest can happen to anyone at any time. It can happen at home, in schools, on the road, or at the workplace. In such moments, knowing CPR can make the difference between life and death.
It is encouraging to see the Srinivasa Heart Foundation take the lead in this important mission. But this mission cannot rest with one foundation alone. There are many initiatives happening in the country in recent years. The efforts of Dr. Srinivas Ramaka and Srinivas Heart Foundation is ove two and half decades now.
Every district must make this training a daily goal for public health and community safety. Local bodies, village councils, municipal offices, schools, hospitals, and non-government groups should work together to hold daily CPR awareness drives and training programs. Imagine the impact if every teacher, bus driver, auto driver, shopkeeper, student, and homemaker knew how to perform CPR. This goal is possible if we act together.
District officials and community leaders should plan for:
- Regular CPR training drives in every village and town
- CPR training included in school and college lessons
- Volunteers and health workers trained to become local CPR instructors
- Posters, street banners, and social media posts to spread the message
- Postal and mobile networks using stamps, bills, and SMS to remind people about CPR
The stamp released should remind us that saving lives is everyone’s responsibility. Let it reach every post office and every home. Let every family talk about CPR and learn how to do it. The Srinivasa Heart Foundation has given us a start. Now every district must carry this mission forward. Let us create an India where no one loses a loved one for want of help during those critical moments.
One CPR-trained person in every home. One CPR-aware street in every town. One CPR-ready school in every village. Let us come together. Let us save lives. Every day. Everywhere.
