World Patient Safety Day: observed on 17 September

World Patient Safety Day: observed on 17 September

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Category : Important Days Published on: September 17 2021

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·         World Patient Safety Day is observed on 17 September to create global awareness for patient safety and to urge people to show their commitment to make healthcare safer.

·         The day brings together patients, families, caregivers, communities, health workers, health care leaders and policy makers to show their commitment to patient safety.

·         The theme of 2021 WPSD is 'Safe Maternal and Newborn Care'.

Important facts

History of the day:

v  World Patient Safety Day - observed annually on 17 September by the World Health Assembly in 2019 through resolution WHA72.6 on "Global Action on Patient Safety".

v  It was adopted at the 72nd World Health Assembly on 25 May 2019.

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