Lancet: When will health care pass the orange-wire test? (October 2004)

Summary

"Among many other opportunities created by the launch of the World Alliance for Patient Safety is the hope that one day the learning from the inadvertent death of a patient in a hospital in one country could save the lives of many others around the world." 

In his paper, Sir Liam Donaldson (Chair of the WHO World Alliance for Patient Safety at the time) talks about the importance of global collaboration for patient safety.