In 2020, WHO has launched a Flagship Initiative “A Decade of Patient Safety 2020-2030” as WHO contribution to the global patient safety movement, and as WHO’s global response to implementing the WHA resolution. This WHO flagship initiative cuts across the different areas of work, teams, departments and safety and health care safety components across the health systems elements; and linkage across the clinical programmes across the organization for safer patient care.

This ‘umbrella’ positioning for patient safety will institutionalize patient safety, promote greater efficiency within WHO and will have direct impact on patient safety at the point of care, through integration of health systems elements with allied safety programmes and clinical and health programmes.

IAPO P4PS Obsevatory is committed to contribute to the WHO Patient Safety Flagship.