Objectives:

•    Raise awareness of patient-safety challenges associated with NCDs across the continuum of care through a primary healthcare approach
•    Increase the understanding of the disease-related, health-system and social determinants that may increase the risk of harm.
•    Promote a meaningful engagement of people living with NCDs and communities in identifying safety risks and co-developing solutions.
•    Encourage the integration of patient-safety principles into NCDs-related legislation, policies, strategies and programmes.
•    Strengthen health workers' capacity to provide safer NCDs care, including safer diagnosis, medication safety, communication and patient engagement.
•    Promote learning from patient-safety incidents, near misses, complaints and patient experiences
•    Identify practical opportunities for strengthening patient safety within South Africa's primary healthcare-oriented NCDs response.
•    Promote multisectoral and multi-stakeholder collaboration to address barriers to safe NCDs.

Questions/key issues to be covered:

•    How do we ensure patient safety at all levels?

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Speakers:

Ms Caroline Mongale
Chief Director: NCD

Dr Joseph Muiruri Kibachio Mwangi 
WHO South Africa Cluster Lead; Health Promotion & Disease prevention and Control Cluster & Medical Officer and Advisor -NCDs and Mental Health

Prof Shanqing ("SQ") Yin
Assistant Professor and Human Factors Specialist

Ms Olwethu Mambinja
Pharmaceutical Policy Specialist Senior

Mr Kgwiti M Mahlako
Director-PHC

Dr Busisiwe Ndlovu
Director: Chronic Diseases, Disabilities and Geriatrics