World Patient Safety Day 2025 is dedicated to the theme "Safe care for every newborn and every child". Authors Moise Muzigaba, Ayda Taha, Mike English, Junior Mudji, Desire Habonimana, Sophie Jullien and Nuhu Yaqub highlight the role of parents, relatives and the community in ensuring the safety of newborns and children. Parents, relatives and the community can become full partners of health professionals through observation and communication. These steps help prevent injuries at home, in the department and throughout the healthcare system. The article highlights the joint actions of the community and health care to protect the youngest patients.