72nd session of the WHA

Update from the seventy-second session of the World Health Assembly (20 - 28 May 2019)

ISQua was represented at the World Health Assembly (WHA) meeting last month by Board member Bruno Lucet.

As an NGO in official relations with WHO, we were given the opportunity to make a statement to support Global Action on Patient Safety: 

"…ISQua supports the WHO affirmation of global action on Patient Safety by improving systems, measuring and learning, educating for safety and developing a worldwide social movement for Zero Harm. "

The full statement can be viewed in our resources under ISQua Statement – Global Action on Patient Safety – World Health Assembly, Switzerland May 2019

A recording of the meeting has also been made available on the WHO Website - https://www.who.int/about/governance/world-health-assembly/seventy-second-world-health-assembly

To view the reading of the ISQua Statement please go to the 'Tenth meeting of Committee A (25/05/2019) | Item 12.5 - Patient Safety - Global action on Patient Safety | Minute 1:32:00'

A full report of the outcome of the discussion has been provided by Bruno, and can be read here: