The World Health Organization estimates that 134 million adverse events occur each year due to unsafe care in hospitals in low- and middle-income countries, resulting in some 2.6 million deaths. Additionally, 40 percent of patients experience harm in ambulatory and primary care settings with an estimated 80 percent of these harms being preventable.

At KAMA, we believe that patient safety needs to be a high priority in our region.

Our Mission is to support healthcare institutions for better, faster, cheaper, and safer healthcare. We work with our partners to advance Quality & Patient Safety in our region, and inspire action to improve the health care system.

World Patient Safety Day was established to enhance global understanding of patient safety, increase public engagement in the safety of health care and promote global actions to enhance patient safety and reduce patient harm.

For World Patient Safety Day, 17 September 2021, WHO urges all stakeholders to “Act now for safe and respectful childbirth!” with the theme “Safe maternal and newborn care”. Approximately 810 women die every day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. In addition, around 6700 newborns die every day, amounting to 47% of all under-5 deaths. Moreover, about 2 million babies are stillborn every year, with over 40% occurring during labor.