⇒ World Patient Safety Day is observed every year on 17 September across the globe.
Theme:
The theme of World Patient safety Day 2021 is “Safe maternal and newborn care”.
Objective:
The overall objectives of the Day are to enhance global understanding of patient safety, increase public engagement in health care safety, and promote global action to prevent and reduce avoidable harm in health care.
History:
World Patient Safety Day was established in 2019 by the 72nd World Health Assembly through the adoption of resolution WHA72.6 – “Global action on patient safety”.
World Patient Day in India:
Rogi Suraksha Saptaah:
The World Patient Safety Day culminates the celebration of “Rogi Suraksha Saptaah’’ in India which was observed from 11th to 17th September 2021.
The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Shri Mansukh Mandaviya chaired World Patient Day celebration.
Shri Mandaviya also felicitated the States and UTs for their performance in implementation of National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS) and LaQshya during the function.
States/UTs were awarded under the NQAS scheme: