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Press Release on WHPA members attending Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety

3 April 2025—Leaders of WHPA member organizations are speaking at WHO's 7th Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety, where they have stressed how health workforce shortages put patients’ safety at risk. WHPA calls on ministers of health to invest in health professionals to improve patient safety.

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WHPA brings together the global organizations representing the world’s dentists, nurses, pharmacists, physical therapists and physicians and speaks for more than 41 million health care professionals in more than 130 countries. WHPA works to improve global health and the quality of patient care and facilitates collaboration among the health professions and major stakeholders.

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