Every year on 17 September, World Patient Safety Day is observed.
It aims to increase public awareness and engagement, increase global understanding, and work towards global solidarity and action by Member States to enhance patient safety and reduce patient harm.
The theme of Patient Safety Day 2023 is “Engaging patients for patient safety”.
On 29 May 2019, the 72nd World Health Assembly adopted a resolution to observe 17 September as World Patient Safety Day every year.
The first World Patient Safety Day was observed on 17 September 2020.
