Treatment negligence kills 26 million people every year: WHO

New Delhi, September 18, 2019, Wednesday

The World Health Organization has decided to celebrate September 17 this year as Patient Safety Day to raise awareness about the safety and proper treatment of patients around the world. The decision has been taken so that the world can focus on the seriousness of the issue. With this, the WHO is also uniting with patients and going on a campaign.

According to a report released by the World Health Organization, millions of patients around the world lose their lives each year due to indifference to health care. As a result, one in every 10 patients in the rich countries have to suffer. World Health Organization data, on the other hand, shows that in the middle and low income countries like India, due to lack of proper treatment, 26 lakh patients have to lose their lives every year. In most of those cases, death can be avoided with proper treatment. While more than 13 million people have to suffer economic or health related harm.

When people get sick, they go to the doctor in the hope that they will be treated at the hospital and get better. But unfortunately in many cases the treatment they receive kills him. This phenomenon is caused by a misdiagnosis of the disease, a misdiagnosis experiment, improper use of the drug, and in some cases, an outbreak of infection due to inadequate operation and health care.

Director General of the World Health Organization. According to the Tadros Adnom Ghebreyesus, it should be noted that no patient is harmed during treatment. Globally unsafe treatment kills 5 patients every minute. It is necessary to develop a culture around the world that enhances partnerships between the patient and the healer. It has an atmosphere of responsibility and a fear-free environment.

Investing in the health care of patients will stave off economic losses and will lead to radical changes in the health sector. For example, in the United States between 2010 and 2015, hospitals improved health care and saved approximately $ 2800 million a year. Patients' collaboration improves health care and reduces damage during treatment by 15 percent.