INTRODUCTION
In recent years, there has been increasing interest in the patient's perspective of health care and how health systems can better respond to the needs of all health care stakeholders and constituencies in a holistic manner.
Previous recommendations of Member States through the WHO Regional Committees for the Western Pacific and South-East Asia reflect the need to pursue work in the following: equity and fairness into policies; the development of programmes firmly grounded in ethical principles; the quality of health care and patient safety; human dignity, patients' rights and needs, and the role of families, culture and society; the broader psychosocial and cultural determinants of health; and ethics related to medical practice, research and education.
These issues have widespread relevance and significance. Improving health care quality and safety and enhancing the people's experience of care require attention not only to health system design but also to the focus and process of patient care. How to best use information about the needs and expectations of patients and other health stakeholders as a set of organizing principles for the design of health care systems is a shared challenge across countries in the Asia Pacific region.
PROGRAMME
International Symposium Sunday 25 November
“PEOPLE AT THE CENTRE
− REORIENTING HEALTH CARE IN THE 21st CENTURY”
(Co-organized by WHO, Supported by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare）
Dr. Shigeru Omi : Regional Director WHO/WPRO
Jo Harkness: CEO, International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO)
Angela Coulter: Chief Executive, Picker Institute Europe
- International Conference <Language: English >
- Opening ceremony / -Thematic Plenary Presentations / Panel discussion
-Declaration on People-Centred Healthcare
-Awarding Ceremony; “Best Efforts for Patient-Centered Healthcare”
- Public Forum in Patient Safety Week <Language: Japanese>
National Action to Operationalize People-Centred Healthcare
- WHO Workshop <Language: English>
International Action to Promote People-Centre Healthcare