17
September 2025

World Patient Safety Day

Awareness Days/ Weeks
Worldwide
Wednesday 17th September, 2025

About this event

Patient safety from the start!

World Patient Safety Day is an opportunity to raise public awareness, foster collaboration between stakeholders and mobilize global action to improve patient safety.

This year, the theme is “Safe care for every newborn and every child”, with the slogan “Patient safety from the start!”, recognizing the vulnerability of this age group to risks and harm caused by unsafe care.  

Contact details

For more details on how to get involved, visit the World Health Organisation website

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