The World Patient Safety Day is marked worldwide on September 17 to raise global awareness about patient safety and to encourage individuals to demonstrate their commitment to making healthcare safer. The day is celebrated by WHO and its international partners. This day’s observation is especially important during a coronavirus outbreak when medical personnel and other COVID-19 warriors are working tirelessly to save lives and stop the spread of the deadly infection.

The 72nd World Health Assembly established World Patient Safety Day in May 2019 with the adoption of Resolution WHA72.6 on “Global action on patient safety" and permission for the Day to be held annually on September 17. World Patient Safety Day is the capstone of a successful series of yearly Global Ministerial Summits on Patient Safety that began in 2016 in London.

Source: News18