Switzerland hosted the fifth global summit on patient safety in Montreaux.
The meeting was attended by more than 600 experts and nearly 80 ministerial delegations from around the world who gathered to discuss measures to strengthen patient safety.
The Montreux Charter on Patient Safety, endorsed at the summit, reaffirms that patient harm in health care is an urgent public health problem that affects all countries regardless of income or geography, making it a truly global challenge.
The goal, then, is to work together to create a safer health care system for all and to build a culture of safety that emphasizes continuous improvement, learning, and innovation.
