The Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Benin joins the global community in commemorating 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲: 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀. This day is dedicated to raising awareness and promoting actions to prevent avoidable harm, medical errors, medication mistakes, and other risks that patients may face while receiving treatment.

This year’s focus is on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs); this includes cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes. Patient safety is crucial for people living with noncommunicable diseases, because they often require long-term care and treatment from different healthcare professionals.

The representative from the pharmacy department educated the patients and their relatives on the proper and most effective ways to use their medication; they were encouraged to ask questions when something is not clear or when they have concerns about their care or medications.

Every patient deserves healthcare that minimizes the risk of preventable harm, from diagnosis and treatment to long-term management. The climax of the day was a question and answer section.