World Patient Safety Day 2025: Protecting Newborns and Children with Hospital Wristbands

Introduction – World Patient Safety Day 2025

Every year on 17 September, the world observes World Patient Safety Day (WPSD), established by the World Health Assembly in 2019. It serves as a global call to action, bringing together patients, families, health workers, policymakers, and communities to strengthen patient safety everywhere.

The 2025 campaign theme is “Safe care for every newborn and every child”, with the slogan “Patient safety from the start!”. This year highlights the urgent need to protect our youngest patients — from birth to nine years old — by ensuring that safety is prioritized right from the start of life.

Newborns and children are especially vulnerable due to their rapid development, unique health needs, and reliance on adults to speak up and make decisions for them. Socio-economic factors may further limit their access to care. If healthcare is not adapted to a child’s age, size, condition, and context, the risk of harm increases significantly.

The Role of Hospital Wristbands for Children and Newborns

A single safety incident can have lifelong consequences for a child’s health and development. That is why reliable patient identification is one of the foundations of safe care.

Hospital wristbands provide:

• Accurate identification to prevent errors in medication, procedures, or treatment.

• Child-friendly design, with soft and skin-safe materials suitable for newborns and children.

• Durability against water, alcohol, and daily hospital use, ensuring that information remains clear.

• Convenience for caregivers and staff, enabling quick and reliable confirmation of patient identity.

At FTGO, our infant and pediatric wristbands are designed to meet these specific needs, helping healthcare teams reduce avoidable harm and deliver safer care.

FTGO’s Mission and Values

At FTGO, we believe that patient safety starts with proper identification. Our mission is to:

• Reduce the risk of medication errors.

• Prevent misidentification incidents.

• Support healthcare professionals in creating safer care environments for newborns and children.

Our wristbands are not just identification tools — they are an indispensable part of modern pediatric and neonatal care, contributing to safer healthcare systems around the world.

Conclusion – Patient Safety and the Future of Identification

World Patient Safety Day 2025 calls on everyone — parents, caregivers, health professionals, leaders, and communities — to unite in preventing avoidable harm in pediatric care.

At FTGO, we are proud to contribute to this mission. Our hospital wristbands ensure accurate identification, protect patient safety, and support better care delivery. As global demand for reliable identification solutions continues to grow, wristbands are becoming an essential part of hospital safety systems.

Together, we can build a safer and healthier future for every newborn and every child. And as a direct manufacturer, FTGO is ready to partner with hospitals and distributors worldwide to support this vision.