World Patient Safety Day 2022

World Patient Safety Day is an annual event which 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.

Medication harm accounts for 50% of the overall preventable harm in medical care.

Every person around the world will, at some point in their life, take medications to prevent or treat illness. However, medications sometimes cause harm if not taken or used properly, it can lead to poor and worsening health and wellbeing.