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Teema: WHO: C.L.15.2022 (World Patient Safety Day)
Dear Member States of the World Health Organization,Please find attached,
in the six official languages, C.L.15.2022 regarding the World Patient
Safety Day.Should you have questions regarding C.L.15.2022 please send an
email to
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Ref.: C.L.15.2022
World Patient Safety Day, 17 September 2022
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) presents his compliments
to Member States and has the honour to inform them that WHO is working with international
and national stakeholders to plan for World Patient Safety Day 2022, which will be observed and
celebrated across the world on 17 September.
World Patient Safety Day was established in May 2019 by the World Health Assembly
through the adoption of resolution WHA72.6 on “Global action on patient safety”. The day is to
be marked annually on 17 September with the aim of increasing public awareness and
engagement, enhancing global understanding, and working towards global solidarity and action
by Member States to promote patient safety. The resolution urges Member States to mark World
Patient Safety Day annually to promote all aspects of patient safety including progress towards
reaching national milestones.
Unsafe medication practices and medication errors are a leading cause of avoidable harm
in health care across the world. The risks of these errors and harm have been significantly
exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic providing further urgency to address this
long-standing challenge. Therefore, this year’s World Patient Safety Day theme has been
dedicated to ‘Medication Safety’. The theme aims to consolidate the efforts of the ongoing
WHO Global Patient Safety Challenge: Medication Without Harm. The slogan ‘Medication
Without Harm’ draws the attention to the importance of establishing safer medication use
systems and addressing unsafe practices, with a particular focus on the three main causes of
avoidable medication harm: high-risk situations, transitions of care, and polypharmacy.
WHO headquarters, WHO regional offices, and WHO country offices will be pleased to
work with Member States to make this day a great success in 2022 by laying a strong foundation
for action to ensure medication safety. Further information and the campaign announcement is
available at WHO website: https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2022/09/17/default-
calendar/world-patient-safety-day-2022
The Director-General of the World Health Organization takes this opportunity to renew to
Member States the assurance of his highest consideration.
GENEVA, 6 April 2022