Patient safety in developing and transitional countries: new insights from Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean
Overview
The Eastern Mediterranean and African adverse events study was a large scale study carried out in six Eastern Mediterranean and two African countries, to assess the number and types of incidents which harm patients that occur in their hospitals. This document contains the main findings and presents some of the risks associated with harm in the participating hospitals, as well as the consequences. These data have been useful in developing a blueprint for improving patient safety in developing and transitional countries, and its lessons and key messages have been applicable far beyond the borders of the participating countries.
The participating countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region included Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia and Yemen, while the African region was represented by Kenya and South Africa.
Related links
- Patient safety assessments and research
- Adverse events study in Latin America (2011)
- Summary of the evidence on patient safety: Implications for research (2008)