CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS
World Patient Safety Day – Observed on Sep 17
- World Patient Safety Day, observed annually on 17 September, aims to raise global awareness about patient safety and call for solidarity and united action by all countries and international partners to reduce patient harm.
- WHO urges all stakeholders to “Act now for safe and respectful childbirth!” with the theme “Safe maternal and newborn care”.
- The focus of quality-oriented health care is patient safety.
- Adverse events that are the unwanted result of treatment endanger patient safety.
