Historical campaign record
World Restart a Heart Day Sri Lanka 2019
Sri Lanka participated in the global World Restart a Heart campaign in 2019, with a main public event in Colombo and CPR training activity around the country.
- Campaign year
- 2019
- People trained
- 3,702
- Training locations
- 17
The campaign
The main event was held at the Viharamahadevi Open Air Theatre in Colombo. Training around the country was conducted under the guidance of anaesthetists.
Clearly historical figures
Campaign records report that 3,702 people were trained through the event and other bystander CPR programmes at 17 locations. These are 2019 campaign figures, not current cumulative totals.
What came next
The campaign supports the continuing goal of making CPR awareness and practical education more accessible through public, school and community programmes.