World Patient Safety Day 2025

This year's World Patient Safety Day theme is "Safe care for every newborn and every child".

"WHO (World Health Organisation) is proposing a set of Goals to facilitate action for improvement at the point of care. These goals highlight priority areas where health facilities, organizations, health care leaders, managers and health practitioners can make tangible changes to reduce avoidable harm and improve safety for newborns and children".

The campaign objectives are:

• Raise global awareness of safety risks in paediatric and newborn care in all health care settings, emphasizing the specific needs of children, families and caregivers.
• Mobilize governments, health care organizations, professional bodies and civil society to implement sustainable strategies for safer care for newborns and children, as part of broader patient safety and quality initiatives.
• Empower parents, caregivers and children in patient safety by promoting education, awareness and active participation in care.
• Advocate for strengthening research on patient safety in paediatric and newborn care.