From the Global Patient Safety Network and a comment from me below.
More information: https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2026/09/17/default-calendar/...
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Dear colleagues,
Greetings from Geneva.
WHO is pleased to announce that the theme for World Patient Safety Day (WPSD) 2026 is ‘Safe care for noncommunicable diseases’, with the slogan ‘Safe care for life!’. This year’s theme was selected based on the recommendations of the WPSD 2025 Steering Committee, recognizing the need to address patient safety risks associated with the long-term and complex management of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
People living with NCDs face a heightened risk of preventable harm across the continuum of care, from prevention and early detection to long-term management and self-care. Addressing this challenge requires coordinated efforts to strengthen health systems, improve the safety of long-term and complex care, and address the impact of determinants of health. The campaign also highlights the importance of engaging people living with NCDs and communities, alongside health workers, to improve safety and reduce avoidable harm.
Please help spread the word about the campaign by sharing the enclosed announcement with your networks. The WPSD 2026 Events Page is now available in English here and will soon be accessible in all UN languages. In the coming weeks, this webpage will contain the announcement in all UN official languages. The WHO campaign page including further content and campaign materials will be populated in the upcoming months.
We encourage you to start planning activities to mark the day and invite you to continue sharing updates, discussions and resources related to WPSD and broader patient safety topics on GPSN.
We look forward to your contributions in making this campaign a success.
Thank you and best regards,
Ayda Taha on behalf of the Quality and Patient Safety Team
WHO Headquarters
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HIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is coordinator of HIFA (Healthcare Information For All), a global health community that brings all stakeholders together around the shared goal of universal access to reliable healthcare information. HIFA has 20,000 members in 180 countries, interacting in four languages and representing all parts of the global evidence ecosystem. HIFA is administered by Global Healthcare Information Network, a UK-based nonprofit in official relations with the World Health Organization. Email: neil@hifa.org