Sam’s father used to kick the football with him in the backyard and ferry him and his younger sister, Eloise, to their swimming lessons. They went on camping trips together and spent afternoons playing at the park. But five years ago, their lives dramatically changed. Their father, Neal Furze, fell ill on grand final day, while […]
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Sepsis Associated with 1 in 5 Deaths Worldwide, Double Prior Estimates – Children and Poor Regions Hit Hardest Twice as many people are dying from sepsis worldwide than previously estimated, according to a groundbreaking study by an international team of scientists published in The Lancet today. Among them are a disproportionately high number of children […]
Our Work STOPPING SEPSIS NATIONAL ACTION PLAN (SSNAP) In 2018 the Australian Sepsis Network and The George Institute for Global Health launched the National Action Plan to reduce the number of people who lose their lives each year to sepsis – a life-threatening condition that occurs when the body’s response to infection injures tissues and organs. Summary of key…
Sepsis Australia continues to make significant contributions to the global momentum on sepsis through its management and coordination of the Asia Pacific Sepsis Alliance (APSA) and membership of the Global Sepsis Alliance (GSA) Executive Board, a WHO advisor on sepsis. The 2030 Global Agenda for Sepsis is the first multi-year strategic vision aimed at alleviating […]
Sepsis costs Australia more than $4.5 BILLION annually with a direct cost to the health system of $700 MILLION. That’s more than breast and lung cancer combined. Know more about the cost of this little known condition in Australia. Read our report released today Sepsis costs 2021
In the early hours of 12 July 2015, I was settling my daughter after she’d woken. As I left her room I banged my elbow quite hard but gave it a rub and went back to bed. An hour or so later I awoke to golf ball size swelling on my elbow and extreme pain. […]
On 10 September the Global Sepsis Alliance (GSA) launched the first multi-year strategic vision aimed at alleviating the significant human, societal, healthcare and economic burden of Sepsis. The Global Sepsis Alliance (GSA) initiated and coordinated the development of this document. Discussions began in 2023 at the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly in New […]
Sepsis is something I knew nothing about – like so many others. My first encounter with Sepsis occurred when my daughter, Lola, was born. My wifes pregnancy with Lola was the most “normal” of all our 3 kids. However, when she was born she quickly stopped breathing. She was grey, silent and lifeless. I remember […]
