World Patient Safety Day will be observed on 17 September 2025 under the theme “Safe care for every newborn and every child” with the slogan “Patient safety from the start!” This year’s focus shines a light on the unique vulnerabilities of infants and young children, reminding us that safe care must begin at the very start of life. The campaign aims to raise awareness of risks in newborn and paediatric care, encourage action from governments, health systems and professionals, and empower parents and caregivers to play an active role in safety. By working together, we can build stronger systems, policies and practices that protect our youngest patients and ensure a safer future for every child.
ISQua EEA, along with its client organisations, is proud to support World Patient Safety Day. Below you will find details of how our external evaluation clients are promoting and supporting World Patient Safety Day 2025 across the globe.
In Canada, The Health Standards Organization (HSO) are hosting a webinar that will explore how integrated, people-centred strategies can transform paediatric pain management across sectors and care teams. This theme looks at new ways to manage pain for children, combining pharmacological and other approaches, with a strong emphasis on family involvement and co-design to ensure pain management is equitable and individualised. Register here: Protecting Our Littlest Patients: Unmasking Pediatric Pain as a Safety Issue
In Jordan, The Healthcare Accreditation Council (HCAC), are marking World Patient Safety Day 2025 by launching the 12th annual “Change Day” under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Muna Al Hussein. This year’s slogan, “Our Children’s Health… Our Responsibility,” highlights the commitment to protecting the wellbeing of newborns and children while also ensuring the safety of patients, visitors, and healthcare workers. How to participate: The initiative invites individuals and institutions to think of an innovative idea, make a pledge on the HCAC website, implement it on Change Day, and encourage others to join. Through this collective action, HCAC continues to drive improvement in patient safety and quality of care across the globe.
In Taiwan, The Joint Commission of Taiwan (JCT) is proud to join the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) in commemorating World Patient Safety Day 2025 with a national press conference that will bring together healthcare institutions, medical societies, civil organisations, and government agencies. The event will highlight maternal and child safety with the slogan “Together for Safe Birth and Child Health” and feature the National Taiwan University Children’s Hospital, illuminated in orange as the symbolic colour of patient safety. This also marks the launch of Taiwan’s two-week Patient Safety Week (17–30 September), an annual campaign since 2004. Through this initiative, Taiwan reaffirms its commitment to advancing safer maternal and childcare, focusing on safe medication, diagnosis, immunisation, infection control, and early detection of deterioration. https://youtu.be/3KWVoUPPdxo
In Türkiye, on 17 September 2025 at 13:30, a World Patient Safety Day Symposium will take place at Bilkent City Hospital Conference Hall in cooperation with the Türkiye Health Care Quality and Accreditation Institute (TÜSKA) and Bilkent City Hospital, with the main theme of “Safe Care is the Right Care”. Under the theme “Safe Care is the Right Care,” the event aims to raise public awareness, promote a culture of safety in healthcare services, encourage stakeholder collaboration, and share best practices to improve patient safety. Key topics will include patient safety in clinical practice, institutional leadership, accreditation, and the critical role of nurses in advancing patient safety. For more information: LinkedIn : https://short-url.org/1fjTs Twitter/X : https://short-url.org/1fjUn Instagram: https://short-url.org/1fjUT Facebook : https://short-url.org/1aHXk
In Lebanon, the Ministry of Public Health – Lebanon, in collaboration with the Lebanese Society for Quality & Safety in Healthcare (LSQSH) and WHO Lebanon, is hosting a series of events under the global theme “Safe Care for Every Newborn and Every Child.” The program includes a virtual session on 15 September focused on newborn safety, family engagement, and lessons from lived experiences, followed by an in-person event on 16 September at the MOPH with keynote addresses, panel discussions, and interactive activities to engage participants. Hospitals across Lebanon are also encouraged to light their buildings in orange on 17 September, organise awareness activities, display the LSQSH-WHO “Stay Safe” campaign video, and share their initiatives on social media to amplify the call for safer care for every child.
ASQua are pleased to invite you for the ASQua World Patient Safety Day 2025 virtual celebration on 25th September 2025, at 3:00pm to 5:00pm MYT. We are delighted to inform that Dr Peter Lachman, Director of the Patient Safety Movement Foundation Global Patient Safety Fellowship programme, USA, will be delivering a Chief Guest Address with the topic, “Quality of Care as a Right for Every Newborn and Every Child – the 2025-2026 WPSD goals”. The webinar will feature presentations from individuals who are recognised as advocates for patient safety, ASQua experts in the field of theme, and representatives from partner regional countries from Malaysia, Australia, India and Taiwan. These presentations will provide insights into their respective viewpoints and the collaborative efforts being undertaken to enhance the safety of healthcare practices. To commemorate WPSD 2025, ASQua invites you to submit your poster in accordance with the theme of WPSD 2025: “Safe Care for Every Newborn and Every Child”. Find out more here.
We encourage our clients and their stakeholders to participate in these events to gain further knowledge and insight into newborn and paediatric safety and how to improve patient outcomes on World Patient Safety Day 2025! Please also check out the ISQua World Patient Safety Day webpage for more information and events that are taking place.
