World Patient Day 2025: Free courses to enhance newborn and child health (14 August 2025)

Summary

A single safety incident can have lifelong consequences for a child’s health and development. That’s why World Patient Safety Day 2025 is dedicated to ensuring safe care for every newborn and child, with a special focus on those from birth to nine years old.

This year’s slogan, “Patient safety from the start!”, underscores the urgent need to act early and consistently to prevent harm throughout childhood and deliver lasting benefits across the life course.

Explore free WHO Academy courses on newborn and child health.