17/09/2025
Every child deserves safe, quality health care from the very beginning. Yet newborns and children face higher risks due to their rapid development, unique health needs, and reliance on adults to speak up for them.
A single safety incident can have lifelong consequences for a child’s health and development. That’s why this year, the focus is on ensuring safe care for every newborn and child, especially from birth to nine years old.
As healthcare practitioners, you can make a difference by:
Delivering safe, child-centered care tailored to age, size, and condition.
Verifying identity, checking allergies, and adjusting treatments carefully.
Preventing harm by avoiding medication errors, infections, and misdiagnoses.
Coordinate across teams and report incidents to improve care.
Together, parents, caregivers, practitioners, communities, and leaders, we can build a safer, healthier future for every child.