WHO released the first-ever patient safety rights charter outlining the core rights of all patients in the context of safety of health care.
The charter also sought to assist governments and other stakeholders to ensure the voices of patients are heard and their right to safe health care is protected.
Patient safety is the avoidance of unintended or unexpected harm to people during the provision of health care.
Around 1 in every 10 patients is harmed in health care and more than 3 million deaths occur annually due to unsafe care, according to OECD.
In low-to-middle income countries, as many as 4 in 100 people die from unsafe care.