🌍 World Patient Safety Day 2025 – Patient safety from the start! 🧡
Every year on 17 September, #WHO calls the world to unite for safer health care. This year’s theme – “Safe care for every newborn and every child” – reminds us that children are among the most vulnerable patients, and protecting them from avoidable harm is a shared responsibility.
Under the slogan “Patient safety from the start!”, WHO urges action in key areas such as safe childbirth, postnatal care, medication safety, infection prevention, and early recognition of complications. Iconic landmarks across the globe will light up orange to mark the day and reaffirm every child’s right to safe and quality care.
At #JACARDI, we proudly join this mission. Several of our pilots already contribute to safer care for mothers and children:
🔹 🇫🇮 Finland – Supporting culturally diverse pregnant women through co-designed tools that improve health literacy, prevent diabetes, and ensure culturally appropriate care.
🔹 🇫🇷 France – Raising awareness among women with hypertensive disorders during pregnancy about their higher cardiovascular risk, promoting follow-up care and healthier lifestyles.
🔹 🇲🇹 Malta – Empowering pregnant women at maternity clinics to better understand diabetes and CVD risks, using health literacy surveys (HLQ) to tailor guidance and support.
These initiatives strengthen health literacy, promote prevention, and reduce long-term risks, directly echoing WHO’s call to action for safer paediatric and maternal care.
🧡 On 17 September, let’s work together to light up the world in orange and commit to safer care for every child, everywhere.
#WorldPatientSafetyDay #PatientSafety #HealthLiteracy #MaternalHealth #JACARDI #WHO
