World Patient Safety Day

World Health Organization dedicates World Health Day to road safety.

W orldwide, nearly 1.2 million people are killed in road traffic crashes every year and about 20 million to 50 million more are injured or disabled. These injuries account for 2.1% of global mortality and 2.6% of all disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost. Low income and middle income countries account for about 85% of the deaths and 90% of the DALYs lost annually as a result of road traff...

Real time patient safety audits: improving safety every day.

BACKGROUND Timely error detection including feedback to clinical staff is a prerequisite for focused improvement in patient safety. Real time auditing, the efficacy of which has been repeatedly demonstrated in industry, has not been used previously to evaluate patient safety. Methods successful at improving quality and safety in industry may provide avenues for improvement in patient safety. ...

The world day for safety and health at work.

World Day for Safety and Health at Work

World Cancer Day 2011: a world without cancer one day?