ASL Avellino joined World Patient Safety Day 2026 with local awareness activities dedicated to safer care for people living with noncommunicable diseases.

The 2026 global campaign focuses on "safe care for noncommunicable diseases" under the slogan "Safe care for life!" It covers conditions including cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases.

The World Health Organization frames the issue across the full care pathway, from prevention and early diagnosis to treatment and long-term management. Its 2026 goals call for action by healthcare facilities and practitioners to reduce avoidable harm and improve safety for people living with these conditions.

What ASL Avellino planned

According to local press reporting by IrpiniaNews, ASL Avellino planned awareness activities including orange lighting at its headquarters and at the Frangipane-Bellizzi hospital in Ariano Irpino and the Criscuoli-Frieri hospital in Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi.

The available reporting describes planned activities; it does not document completion, attendance or outcomes.

Why noncommunicable diseases are a safety priority

Noncommunicable diseases require care over time, not a single visit. WHO identifies risks across prevention, diagnosis, treatment and long-term management.

For the 2026 campaign, WHO emphasizes integrated health systems, supported healthcare workers, patient engagement and health literacy as elements of safer care for noncommunicable diseases. The campaign's priority areas are intended to help facilities and practitioners reduce avoidable harm.

What residents are encouraged to do

ASL Avellino's public guidance reported locally highlights four practical points for patients and families:

  • Use available screening and check-ups
  • Take medicines correctly
  • Communicate with healthcare staff
  • Take part in care decisions

That local message reflects the wider campaign emphasis on making patients active partners in safer care.

For readers in Avellino and Irpinia, the facilities named in the local initiative are the ASL Avellino headquarters in Avellino, the Presidio Ospedaliero Frangipane-Bellizzi in Ariano Irpino, and the Presidio Ospedaliero Criscuoli-Frieri in Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi.

Detailed information about how WHO's 2026 goals are being implemented inside individual ASL Avellino facilities was not available in the sources acquired for this article.