WHO Global Report on Patient Safety. June 5, 2024

https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/who-global-report-patient-safety WHO Global Report on Patient Safety. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2024. ISBN 9789240095458. Comparative data can help to inform and motivate patient safety improvement efforts. This report uses the seven objectives of the Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021–2030 to examine the impact of unsafe care worldwide and the status of plan objective implementation in the six regions of World Health Organization (WHO) member states. It shares implementation successes and suggests areas of continued focus to generate continued and innovative achievement in avoidable medical harm reduction.