AIMA conducts Lifesavers Program Australia-wide

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The Australian Islamic Medical Association (AIMA) conducted a life savers program through mosques and Islamic centres across Australian States and Territories as a part of the Federation of Islamic Medical Association (FIMA) annual life savers program.

The Lifesavers program is a unique project that aims to unite healthcare professionals, inspire one another and serve their local communities through teaching life-saving skills in Mosques around the world.

AIMA commenced its life savers program on Saturday 25 September 2022 at multiple mosques across QLD, NSW and ACT. Due to a few long weekends, other states have decided to do it at a later date. AIMA aims to conduct life savers programs, throughout the year at mosques and Islamic centres.

“AIMA Victoria is continuing to conduct CPR programs almost every week at a different mosque including donating an AED to those mosques. We will keep doing community CPR training at Masjids across Melbourne over the coming weeks and months. We aim to reach each and every mosque in Melbourne,” said Dr Chehata, AIMA Victoria President.

 

AIMA ACT life savers program was broadcasted by mainstream media, ABC news Canberra.

Lifesaving skills such as hands-on experience with Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), management of choking, use of Automated external device (AED) and recovery position were taught.

“Mosques and Islamic centres are an ideal place to learn these lifesaving skills, especially for culturally and linguistically different backgrounds communities. These skills can be taught in their own language as AIMA has Muslim medical professionals from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds,” said Dr Wissam Ihsheish, Vice President AIMA ACT.

 

 

“Mosques are not only a place of worship but much more than that, where other community programs and activities are conducted to bring the community closer together. Female participants felt very comfortable to come and learn these skills at a very familiar place,” commented one of the female participants of the programs.

In some regional towns almost, the entire community attended the life savers program.

 

 Lifesavers program is conducted across the world through Islamic Medical Associations (IMA) in multiple countries across all continents every year.

AIMA also conducts multiple other activities throughout the year, for further details, please visit AIMA website: www.aimamed.com.au