Keeping patients safe by keeping healthcare workers safe


The theme of this year’s World Patient Safety Day aims to raise awareness about the importance of health worker safety and its link to patient safety, among others. — Photos: AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

World Patient Safety Day will be commemorated globally on Thursday (Sept 17, 2020) with the theme Health Worker Safety: A Priority For Patient Safety.

The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that: “The Covid-19 pandemic is presently among the biggest challenges and threats to face the world and humanity, and healthcare is living its greatest crisis in patient safety ever!

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