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No community too remote for Mali doctor

No community too remote for Mali doctor

Ménaka, Mali – “A patient is a patient,” says Dr Mahamadou Diawara. “…
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Health care workers providing care to a pregnant woman

Ensuring the safety of mothers and newborns during childbirth in Namibia

World Patient Safety Day was established in 2019 to enhance global…
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Group photo of participants during the 2021 WPSD commemoration in Monrovia

Liberia Commemorates 3rd World Patient Safety Day

Monrovia, 17th September 2021 - Held under the theme "Safe…
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Health Workers including nurses and matrons during the World Patient Safety Day commemorations

WHO Botswana commemorates World Patient Safety Day in Maun

The World Health Organization (WHO) in Botswana and the Ministry of…
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Minister of Health and Sanitation Prof. Alpha T. Wurie launching the National Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety Policy and Quality of Care Strategic Roadmap

Sierra Leone launches National Patient Safety Policy documents at the commemoration of World Patient Safety Day.

The Ministry of Health and Sanitation with support from the World…
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Uganda Commemorates World Patient Safety Day and Lights Iconic Bridge to Acknowledge Health Workers

Uganda Commemorates World Patient Safety Day and Lights Iconic Bridge to Acknowledge Health Workers

Kampala, 17 September 2020: - “As we mark this year’s World Patient…
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