It was exactly a decade ago that we organized the inaugural World Sepsis Day. Since
then, we have made great progress in our fight against sepsis, and sepsis awareness
has markedly risen around the globe. A milestone in this respect was the adoption
of the World Health Assembly 70.7 Resolution in 2017. However, even today, only a
few governments have followed the Resolution’s call to action: Many nations still need
to implement concrete measures in their healthcare systems to make sepsis a priority.
In response to this demand, the recent G7 Health Ministers’ and Leaders’
Communiqués urge governments to “boost the implementation of the WHA
Resolution”. In particular, the Communiqué emphasizes the need to “intensify
the efforts to strengthen early detection, diagnosis, and therapy of sepsis, and
ensure synergy with antimicrobial stewardship and Infection Prevention and Control
programs”.
Thus, while celebrating the remarkable progress of sepsis advocacy and clinical
systems advancements over the past decade, this event aims to pave the way
to make sepsis a global and national health priority. Despite all advances, sepsis still
accounts for a staggering 11 million lives lost every year around the world, even
without counting the millions of deaths by viral sepsis due to COVID-19.
While sepsis
causes enormous loss in high‑income countries, it disproportionately affects vulnerable
populations such as young children in resource‑poor countries.
Making sepsis a priority on the global, national, and facility levels requires the
engagement of high‑level policymakers, representatives of health authorities, patient
organizations, health care providers, science, industry, and civil society. We need to learn
from each other by exchanging best practices from around the world.
This event aims to
spread this message on a global scale and accelerate the fight against sepsis.
Following the scientific symposium and the best practices panel, we will celebrate the
achievements of the past 10 years, present the Global Sepsis Awards, and conclude this
unique World Sepsis Day event with a fundraising dinner, featuring international artists
who share our commitment to the vision of “A World Free of Sepsis”.
Please come and join us on-site or virtually.
Program overview
11:00 - 17:15 Part I: Symposium – Health Policy and
Quality Improvement
18:00 - 19:30 Part II: Learning from Successful
National Sepsis Initiatives
20:00 - 22:30 Part III: Celebration and Fundraising
Dinner