Elijeko Foundation Sends Ghanaian Delegation to Patient Safety Summit in California

A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) based in Kumasi, Elijeko Foundation has dispatched a delegation to participate in the 10th Edition of the World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit held in Newport Beach, California, USA.

Organized by the Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF), this milestone event marked the conference’s 10th anniversary and was the first in-person gathering since the COVID-19 pandemic.

President Clinton, also the Founder and Board Chair of the Clinton Foundation, has long been a supporter of the Patient Safety Movement Foundation.

During his address at the conference, President Clinton placed emphasis on the importance of collaboration in the effort to boost patient safety globally and called for a culture of conversion to promote patient safety in healthcare.

Andrews Kwabena Nyantakyi, the Founder and CEO of Elijeko Foundation, led the Ghanaian delegation and reiterated the critical need for hospitals and healthcare institutions in Ghana to prioritize patient safety.

He explained the rationale behind sending the Ghanaian delegates to the summit was to solidify the relationship between Elijeko Foundation and the Patient Safety Movement Foundation as both organizations collaborate to promote and prioritize patient safety, striving towards zero harm for individuals seeking medical care.

Joe Kiana, the founder of the Patient Safety Movement Foundation in his closing remarks tasked the participants to demand their elected officials to hardwire patient safety into national agenda and align incentives so that hospitals worldwide can put evidence-based practices in place.