WHO Initiative

Patient Safety is becoming a cause for concern as healthcare delivery becomes more specialized and complex. Healthcare delivery requires coordination between team members. Medical harm occurs when this coordination fails due to communication breakdowns. Many safety checks that healthcare systems have in place may not function as they should, causing avoidable harm to the patient. It is now well recognized that patients can also play a significant role in minimizing this avoidable harm. The "Patients for Patient Safety" initiative is a movement to sensitize and empower patients and caregivers.