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The World Health Organization (WHO) has published the Global patient safety report 2024, which gives the first insight into the state of patient safety globally and highlights key areas for improvement. The report found that since the Global Patient Safety Action Plan (GPSAP) 2021–2030 was adopted in 2021, the implementation of policies, programmes, and strategic interventions to improve patient safety is on track, although progress against a number of core indicators has been limited. |
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