Mandaluyong Declaration on Patient Safety (4 April 2025)

Summary

The 7th Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety, organized by the Department of Health of the Republic of the Philippines and co-sponsored by WHO, was held in Manila, Philippines, on 3–4 April 2025. The Summit, themed "Weaving Strengths for the Future of Patient Safety Throughout the Health-care Continuum," brought together delegates from 64 countries, experts from academia, professional and international organizations as well as patients and their representatives. It focused on addressing the implementation gaps identified in the first Global Patient Safety Report 2024.

At the conclusion of its deliberations, the Summit adopted the Mandaluyong Declaration, which recognises the need for a renewed sense of urgency to accelerate action and calls for making patient safety a universal imperative by establishing patient safety as a foundational pillar of resilient, people-centred and equitable health systems that deliver quality care and drive improved health outcomes.