Protecting 26 Million Women and 20 Million Children from Sepsis: A Global Health Imperative

The Global Sepsis Alliance is honored to join its strategic partner, the Medical Women’s International Association (MWIA), in convening a high-level official side event on Sepsis during the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA79) in Geneva for the second time.

The event will bring together health ministers, representatives of international organizations, clinicians, advocates, parliamentarians, and global health leaders to strengthen political commitment and accelerate action against sepsis worldwide, especially for protecting newborns, children, and women.

Co-organizers of the event include Women in Global Health, the World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists (WFSA), the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA), Egypt, and Georgia.

The event is co-sponsored by prominent global health partners, including the Laerdal Foundation, the UNITE Parliamentarians Network for Global Health, the Virchow Foundation, the Sepsis Stiftung, the UK Sepsis Trust (UKST), the Sepsis Trust New Zealand, the Swiss Sepsis Program (SSP), the African Sepsis Alliance (ASA), the European Sepsis Alliance (ESA), and the Eastern Mediterranean Sepsis Alliance (EMSA), as well as national associations of Medical Women from Egypt, Georgia, and the United States.

Official World Health Assembly (WHA79) side event.