Patient safety

Strengthening capacity for patient safety research

Building leaders for change

Emphasis on building capacity for patient safety research and improvement, through training and education.

As part of its work, the WHO Patient Safety attempts to strengthen research capacity in the field of patient safety, by helping to develop leaders in patient safety improvement and change management through measurement and research.



Patient safety research on-line introductory course
A series of free on-line courses to introduce the basic elements of patient safety research.

Other areas of work

  • Safer Primary Care
    Reflect and prioritise the key knowledge gaps and challenges that surround the safety of primary care
  • Reporting & Learning
    WHO Draft Guidelines for Adverse Event Reporting and Learning Systems to improve the safety of patient care.

Contact us

To contact the research team, please email psresearch@who.int