A single safety incident can have lifelong consequences for a child’s health and development. That’s why World Patient Safety Day 2025 is dedicated to ensuring safe care for every newborn and child, with a special focus on those from birth to nine years old.
This year’s slogan, “Patient safety from the start!”, underscores the urgent need to act early and consistently to prevent harm throughout childhood and deliver lasting benefits across the life course.
Explore free WHO Academy courses on newborn and child health. Click the links below to register and start learning today.
Newborn and child health courses
Infection Prevention and Control in Maternal and Neonatal Care
Essential postpartum family planning counselling
Respectful maternity and newborn care
Oral Health Care of Pregnant Women and Newborns
Accelerating elimination of congenital syphilis: ensuring adequate diagnosis and treatment
Integrated management of childhood illness
Related courses
Counseling and prescribing of contraception in pharmacies (AR, ES, FR, RU, ZH)
Mainstreaming of gender equality, disability and social inclusion in WASH in healthcare facilities
Gender and health: awareness, analysis, and action
Social participation for universal health coverage
Medical Abortion (AR, ES, FR, RU, ZH)
Integration of a human-rights based approach to comprehensive abortion care