Every patient and family has the right to safe, respectful, and dignified care. As a patient advocate, you play a crucial role in transforming healthcare systems. This page is your hub for resources, tools, and actions to strengthen the patient safety movement in Asia Pacific.
The 5 Strategies Approach
On 17 November 2021, patients, families, advocates, and healthcare partners across Asia Pacific came together to affirm their commitment to safer healthcare.
Aligned with the WHO Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021–2030, and specifically Strategic Objective 4 – Patient and Family Engagement, we collectively identified five areas of advocacy that will guide our work in the region.
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 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.
Build the capacity of patient advocates and champions in patient safety.
Establish the principle and practice of openness and transparency throughout health care, including through patient safety disclosure to patients (and families when permitted).
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.
Take the WHO Patient Safety Resolution Course
Patient Safety: Understanding the Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021–2030
Patient Safety is a health care discipline that aims to prevent and reduce risks, errors, and harm that occur to patients during the provision of health care. Today, patient harm due to unsafe care is a large and growing global public health concern and is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Most of this patient harm is avoidable. The Global Patient Safety Action Plan strives to eliminate avoidable harm in health care with the goal to achieve the maximum possible reduction in unavoidable harm due to unsafe health care globally. There is a capacity gap among patients, healthcare providers, and other stakeholders in understanding and delivering safe healthcare. The aim of this course is to build capacities around the recently launched WHO Global Patient Safety Action plan 2021–2030 by providing an overview of each of the strategic pillars and thematic areas and providing ideas on how patients can engage in these processes at local and national levels.
Pledge for Patient Safety
Add your name — or your organization's — to the growing list of Asia Pacific advocates committed to safer care.
Resources for Advocates
Key documents and guidance to inform your advocacy work.
Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021–2030
Learn about the strategic directions to eliminate avoidable harm and improve patient safety.
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Patient Safety Rights Charter
Understand the global principles that guide safe, effective, and respectful care.
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Assessment of Reuse Practices for Single-Use Medical Devices in India
A white paper on the reuse of single-use medical devices in India, aligning with global best practices.
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