Sepsis Initiative

Sepsis Initiative is WFPICCS effort to raise awareness about Sepsis – one of the most common but least-recognized illnesses in both developed and developing countries. Our current project is the World Sepsis Day.

What is Sepsis?

Sepsis arises when the body’s response to an infection injures its own tissues and organs. It may lead to shock, multiple organ failure, and death, especially if not recognized early and treated promptly. Sepsis remains the primary cause of death from infection despite advances in modern medicine, including vaccines, antibiotics, and acute care with hospital mortality rates between 30 and 60%.

Do you know?

That Sepsis is one of the most common diseases but sepsis researches receive the lowest funding.

That Sepsis is a medical emergency: without timely interventions, the patient survival rate falls dramatically to 0 %within  36 hours.  Early sepsis treatment is cost effective, reducing hospital and Critical Care bed days for patients. Unfortunately, sepsis is still mostly overlooked and recognized too late.

That the incidence of Sepsis is increasing dramatically due to the ageing population and despite the advantages of modern medicine including vaccines, antibiotics and intensive care. Hospitalisations for sepsis have more than doubled over the last 10 years. International and national surveys indicate that 20-40% of sepsis patients that require treatment in the intensive care unit developed sepsis outside the hospital.  The incidence of sepsis developing after surgery trebled.

To learn more download the Sepsis Fact Sheet

Celebrities and Sepsis

Anyone can get Sepsis, even celebrities. These celebrities are Sepsis’s victims.

The detailed list of famous people who died of Sepsis

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Sepsis Initiative Chairs

Sepsis Initiative Committee members
Sepsis Initiative Ambassadors