Working in partnership with the Palestinian Cleft Society, Operation Smile conducted an American Heart Association’s (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) training program at the Government Hospitals in Ramallah, Jenin and Hebron. This course was developed to provide healthcare professionals with the ability to recognize several life-threatening emergencies, provide Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation, use an Automatic External Defibrillator, and relieve choking in a safe, timely and effective manner. Training was conducted between December 2nd and December 10th and provided instruction for 123 local doctors and nurses, of which 23 were certified as instructors and 100 as providers. The new instructors and the members of Juzoor, a local organization that conducts life support training, are committed to future implementation of AHA certified courses. Conversations to bring Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) in May 2012 have already started between the partners. Operation Smile is a humanitarian nonprofit organization that provides effective reconstructive surgery for children born with facial deformities such as cleft lip and cleft palate. In addition to its surgical work, the organization also provides training to local volunteers to ensure that every child receives quality care every time and everywhere they receive surgery. The program just completed in Palestine exemplifies the organization’s commitment towards sustainability at the local level.
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