World Patient Safety Day 2021: History, Objectives And Theme

History of World Patient Safety Day

Artcile 72.6 ‘Global Action on Patient Safety’ resolution was adopted by the World Health Assembly on 25 May 2019 on the WHA, after which with the support of the World Health Assembly, 17 September every year was announced as the World Patient Safety Day in May 2019. Was done. The World Health Organization (WHO) celebrated World Patient Safety Day for the first time in 2019.

World Patient Safety Day 2021 Theme

World Patient Safety Day, 17 September 2021, WHO urges all stakeholders to “Act now for safe and respectful childbirth!” with the theme “Safe maternal and newborn care”. Approximately 810 women die every day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth.

Objectives of World Patient Safety Day 2021

• Raising global awareness of the importance of protecting health workers and related facts, including patient safety.
• Involving various other stakeholders and adopting a multi-pronged strategy to improve the safety of health workers and patients.
• Implementing immediate and sustainable actions by all stakeholders who identify and invest in the safety of health workers as a priority for patient care.
• To pay respect to the dedication and hard work of health workers, especially in the midst of the current fight against COVID-19.

Wrong tests-medicines and negligence causing more than 26 lakh deaths every year worldwide: WHO

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 2.6 million deaths worldwide occur every year due to medical carelessness alone. This is also the reason for the loss of 13.8 crore people. These figures have been released by WHO on the occasion of World Patient Safety Day. According to WHO, there is a need to increase awareness to prevent such cases.

Deaths increased due to non-learning after mistake

According to WHO, people are being harmed due to wrong prescription and negligence in treatment. Another major reason for this is the misuse of medicines. According to WHO’s Patient-Safety Coordinator Dr. Neelam Dhingra, the reason for this is a poor health system where it is not decided that a mistake will not happen again. Mistakes happen but lessons are not learned from them.

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According to the WHO, the economic condition of 80 percent of the world’s population is at a low level. Even in developed countries, one out of every 10 human beings is a victim of medical mistakes. There are many reasons for this.

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Such as giving wrong medicines, disturbances in the blood transfusion system or taking X-rays, surgery in the wrong part of the brain. According to Dr. Neelam Dhingra, even today in many hospitals there is no communication between the employees and according to the post, the responsibility itself has not been clarified.

Dr. Neelam Dhingra says that the cost of medicines being prescribed in the world only because of mistakes is Rs 3 lakh crore. To spread awareness about this, WHO has started World Patient Safety Day on 17 September every year. The color of the theme of this special day has been kept orange. On this occasion, famous places and monuments of the world will be illuminated with orange lights. These include the Pyramids of Giza and the Kuala Lumpur Tower.

This is necessary for the safety of the patient

• Avoid unnecessary hospital visits
• Keep a distance from the patient if necessary
• Use masks, gloves, medical gowns
• Can use the phone to inquire about the patient’s condition
• Contact on video call
• Do not give the patient outside food and drink