{"id":234610,"date":"2026-01-01T11:44:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T11:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldpatientsalliance.org\/staging\/events\/asia-regional-webinar\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T11:44:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T11:44:39","slug":"asia-regional-webinar","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/worldpatientsalliance.org\/staging\/allevents\/asia-regional-webinar\/","title":{"rendered":"Asia Regional Webinar"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style>\n<section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-1416346 kc_row\">\n<div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-301310 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-233191 kc_shortcode kc_single_image\">\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldpatientsalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/WPSD-2021-Asia.png\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-3298235 kc_text_block\">\n<p>On Sept 13, 2021, the WPA Regional Webinar on WPSD was held for the Asian Region (including EMRO). It was a very successful event in which renowned speakers from the region participated, including WHO regional officials, patients\u2019 safety experts, and patient advocates from all over the region. Hussain Jafri, founding WPA Board member, moderated the webinar. The webinar was attended by over 170 patient advocates and organizations from the region.<\/p>\n<p>Hussain welcomed participants and speakers and presented an introduction to the WPA. He was followed by Dr. Mondher\u00a0Letaief, Regional Adviser, Patient Safety and Quality of the WHO EMRO Office. Dr. Mondher spoke about WHO\u2019s \u201cGlobal Patient Safety Action Plan 2021\u20132030\u201d, which was adopted by the WHO Member States during the World Health Assembly in 2021. Patients and patient organizations will be actively involved in this plan as partners for the provision of safe healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Abdulela Alhawsawi, former founding Director General of the Saudi Patient Safety Center (SPSC) and Saudi MOH Advisor, presented on pandemic and patient safety in the region. Dr. J.S. Arora, General Secretary of National Thalassemia Welfare Society, India, and Advisory Group Member, WHO\u2019s Patients for Patients Safety Program, presented on WHO\u2019s global patient safety\u00a0challenge\u00a0\u201cMedication Without Harm\u201d. The aim of this challenge is to encourage and empower patients, their caregivers, and healthcare professionals to take an active role in ensuring safer medication practices and medication use processes including prescription, preparation, dispensing, administration, and monitoring. Manvir Victor, founding Chairman of Patients for Patient Safety, Malaysia, and Member Advisory Group, WHO\u2019s Patients for Patients Safety Program spoke about the role of patients in patient safety based on his own example as a kidney failure patient.<\/p>\n<p>The 2021 Asian &amp; EMRO WPSD webinar is available for viewing on the WPA YouTube channel:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"World Patients Alliance Regional Webinar on WPSD 2021 for ASIA (including EMRO)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UNRhWdgYhx0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldpatientsalliance.org\/wpsd-2021-newsletter\/\">Back to WPSD Special Edition Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sept 13, 2021, the WPA Regional Webinar on WPSD was held for the Asian Region (including EMRO). 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