Engaging Patients for Patient Safety , Elevate the voice of patients in Ghana

WHO calls on all stakeholders to take necessary action to ensure that patients are involved in policy formulation, are represented in governance structures, are engaged in co-designing safety strategies, and are active partners in their own care. There is a need to provide platforms at global, national, and local levels to enable patients and their families to make their voices heard and share their experiences of safe and unsafe care; and to ensure that they are engaged and empowered, and their insights are used as a vital source of learning and improvement

The WPSD was established in 2019 by the Seventy-second World Health Assembly through the adoption of resolution WHA72.6: “Global action on patient safety”. Global public health days have great potential to raise awareness and understanding of key health issues and to mobilize support for action, from the local community to the international stage. World Patient Safety Day is firmly grounded in the fundamental principle of medicine— “first do no harm.” Its objectives are to increase public awareness and engagement, enhance global understanding, and work towards global solidarity and action by member states to promote patient safety

in view of the above, the Stroke Association Supporntework-Ghana in collbaoaration with district health directorate , FDA, Social Welfare and the Ghana NCD Alliance to hold a community forum at Tsame- Peki to ;

1. Raise National awareness of the need for active engagement of patients and their families and caregivers in all settings and at all levels of health care to improve patient safety.
2. Empower patients and families to be actively involved in their own health care and in the improvement of safety of health care.
3. Advocate urgent action be taken by all partners on patient and family engagement, aligned with the Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021–2030

Kindly find programme as follows

⦁ Social media engagement /profilling of WPSD 2023 –16TH-25TH September, 2023
⦁ Community engagement —-24th/25th September,2023

Participation:

Guest: DCE- South Dayi
Guest- District Health director – South Dayi, V/R
Guest = FDA -V/R Office
Social Welfare -South Dayi
Expected number of patients/ carers, health professionals — 60