Call to Action

Call to Action

We invite patients, patient advocates, caregivers, pharmacists, healthcare workers, policymakers and industry experts to take the pledge to support the statements to address patient safety across the globe.

Patient advocates from throughout the Asia-Pacific region gathered under one umbrella on the 17th of November 2021, to explore some of the nuances that must be addressed to ensure patient safety. These conversations culminated in 5 strategies which are aligned to WHO GPSAP 2021–2030 in Strategic Objective 4: Patient and Family Engagement, namely:

• Engage — Partner and engage patients, families and civil society organizations in co-development of policies, plans, strategies, programmes and guidelines to make health care safer.
• Learn — Learn from the experience of patients and families exposed to unsafe care to improve understanding of the nature of harm and foster the development of more effective solutions.
• Capacity Building — Build the capacity of patient advocates and champions in patient safety.
• Transparency — Establish the principle and practice of openness and transparency throughout health care, including through patient safety disclosure to patients (and families when permitted).
• Education & Empowerment — Provide information and education to patients and families for their involvement in self-care and empower them for shared decision-making in relation to patient safety.