Patient safety from the start

A BBMRI-ERIC story for World Patient Safety Day 2025

World Patient Safety Day (September 17, 2025) is a global initiative from the World Health Organization (WHO) focusing on high quality healthcare for children. The theme ‘patient safety from the start’ calls for early, consistent action to safeguard children’s health and development. 

The WHO is encouraging everyone — from parents to policymakers — to take responsibility for safer paediatric care.

Researchers, caregivers, patient organisations and biobankers from the BBMRI-ERIC community share their stories on the importance of awareness, policy, empowerment and research in building a safer, healthier future from day one.

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This story belongs to the BBMRI-ERIC community, the Italian Association of Poland Syndrome, the Latvian Haemophilia Society, EURORDIS, the Hellenic Cancer Federation (ELLOK), the Latvian Rare Disease Alliance, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), BBMRI.de, Leipzig Medical Biobank, BBMRI.at, MedUni Wien Biobank, Amsterdam UMC, Health RI, and BBMRI.nl.

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More info and materials on patient safety:

• BBMRI-ERIC’s Patient and Citizens Pillar
• WHO World Patient Safety Day website