Event details
WHO Patient Safety Flagship invites you to participate in World Patient Safety Day 2021 Virtual Global Conference “Together for safe and respectful maternal and newborn care”
The conference will be opened by WHO leadership and will feature:
- Keynote addresses by global patient safety leaders and advocates.
- Global landscape and stories from the ground on maternal and newborn health and safety.
- Panel discussions on prioritizing safety in maternal and newborn care in the journey towards universal health coverage and the role of partners.
- Introduction of World Patient Safety Day Goals 2021.
World Patient Safety Day 2021 is dedicated to “Safe maternal and newborn care” recognising the significant burden of avoidable harm women and newborns are exposed to due to unsafe care, particularly around the time of childbirth.