The theme for World Patient Safety Day 2025 is “Safe care for every newborn and every child”, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
This theme emphasises the critical need to protect children from preventable harm in healthcare settings
https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-patient-safety-day/2025#
On 10 October 2024 we will be celebrating World Mental Health Day with the theme ‘It is Time to Prioritise Mental Health in the Workplace’,
World Mental Health Day is an international day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma. It was first celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health, a global mental health organization with members and contacts in more than 150 countries.
https://www.who.int/health-topics/mental-health#tab=tab_1
High levels of stress, burnout, absence from work and strikes affecting the health and care workforce are a symptom of the current state of health systems. At least a quarter of health and care workers reported anxiety, depression and burnout symptoms between January 2020 and April 2022. No significant reductions have been observed since 2022.
https://www.who.int/news/item/25-04-2024-202404_protecthw_mentalhealth
Gynaecologists give reproductive and sexual health services that include pelvic exams, Pap tests, cancer screenings, and testing and treatment for vaginal infections. They diagnose and treat reproductive system disorders such as endometriosis, infertility, ovarian cysts, and pelvic pain.
Gynaecology is a medical discipline dedicated to female health care concerns, including developing, diagnosing, preventing, and treating disorders and diseases distinct to the female reproductive system.
World Contraception Day/Date
Thu, 26 Sept 2024
World Contraception Day takes place on September 26th every year—the annual worldwide campaign centres around a vision where every pregnancy is wanted. Launched in 2007, WCD’s mission is to improve awareness of contraception and to enable young people to make informed choices on their sexual and reproductive health.
World Patient Safety Day, 17 September 2024: “Improving diagnosis for patient safety”
World Patient Safety Day is an opportunity to raise public awareness and foster collaboration between patients, health workers, policymakers and healthcare leaders to improve patient safety.
This year the theme is “Improving diagnosis for patient safety” with the slogan “Get it right, make it safe!”, highlighting the critical importance of correct and timely diagnosis in ensuring patient safety and improving health outcomes.
World Patient Safety Day is an opportunity to raise public awareness and foster collaboration between patients, health workers, policymakers and healthcare leaders to improve patient safety.
This year the theme is “Improving diagnosis for patient safety” with the slogan “Get it right, make it safe!”, highlighting the critical importance of correct and timely diagnosis in ensuring patient safety and improving health outcomes.
17 September is World Patient Safety Day
World Patient Safety Day, observed annually on 17 September, 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 Safety’ has been selected as the theme for World Patient Safety Day 2022, with the slogan ‘Medication Without Harm’.