Patient Safety [PS] is a discipline that aims to reduce and prevent risks, errors, and harm that occur during the delivery of healthcare in the government and private healthcare systems, WHO states that annually 2.6 million deaths take place in low and middle-income countries due to unsafe medication practices which are preventable.

NCD Alliance Lanka [NCDAL] and the Diabetes Association of Sri Lanka [DASL] are collaborating with Patient for Patient Safety Network Asia-Pacific (PFPSN-AP) to make healthcare more patient-centric by empowering Patient and family engagement of the Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021–3 as per WHO strategic objective 4. Using Patient voices and stories of adverse events that have resulted in disability or death can be used as a preventive tool to augment PS. The secretariat of this network is hosted by the Patient Academy for Innovation and Research.

The mission of PFPSN-AP and the NCDAL and DASL is to highlight the need for patient safety, where everyone receives safe and high-quality medical care while reducing avoidable harm due to unsafe care across the globe. To do so, we are conducting a survey to assess the situational analysis of all countries in the AP region. It will only take about 5 minutes to complete. Participation is voluntary and anonymity and confidentiality maintained.