Each year, around 25.2 million children worldwide are diagnosed with sepsis, with more than 3.4 million tragically dying from the condition. Despite this devastating impact, there are still many unanswered questions about how best to diagnose, treat, and care for children with sepsis. 

That’s why the Paediatric Adaptive Sepsis Platform Trial (PASSPORT) team has partnered with the James Lind Alliance to run the Paediatric Sepsis Research Priority Survey.  

This international survey invites patients, parents, carers, and health care professionals to share their views on the most important unanswered questions about sepsis in children.  

The findings will directly shape the design of PASSPORT, a groundbreaking adaptive platform trial set to begin in 2027. By focusing on the priorities identified by the community, PASSPORT aims to deliver faster answers and improve outcomes for critically ill children. 

🎈 Take part and share your voice.

We are now live from Berlin with “Push, Pull, Partner: Building a Global AMR Incentive Ecosystem”, our World Health Summit Side Event co-hosted with the Infectious Disease Alliance (IDA), ARMoR, NGO Nest, and the WHO Collaborating Center on Health Workforce Policy and Planning.

Please use the chat function on YouTube to ask questions and interact with us. The event recording will be available immediately after the livestream has concluded.

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Our very own Simone Mancini, GSA Partnership Lead, will give a talk about the synergies and paradoxes of two crucial aspects of the fight against infectious diseases: sepsis and antimicrobial resistance.

Time: Oct 14, 2025, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM CEST

Venue: Berlin, “Tuechtig – Raum für Inklusion”, Oudenarder Straße 16, Haus D06, 13347 Berlin, Germany

We are now live from Berlin with “Breaking the Silos: Primary Healthcare as the Bridge between NCDs and IDs”, our World Health Summit Side Event co-hosted with the Infectious Disease Alliance (IDA), FIND, UNICEF, Amref, and more.

Please use the chat function on YouTube to ask questions and interact with us. The event recording will be available immediately after the livestream has concluded.

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At the event “Breaking the Silos: Primary Healthcare as the Bridge between NCDs and IDs”, Prof. Reinhart will shed light on the strong link between non-communicable diseases and sepsis and the need to integrate early sepsis detection and effective treatment in primary healthcare and in relevant healthcare strategies.

The panel will be co-moderated by Simone Mancini, GSA Partnership Lead and Coordinator of the Regional Sepsis Alliances.

Time: Oct 13, 2025, 7:00 AM - 9:30 AM CEST

Venue: Berlin, “Tuechtig – Raum für Inklusion”, Oudenarder Straße 16, Haus D06, 13347 Berlin, Germany

On October 7, 2025, Dr. Niranjan “Tex” Kissoon, President of the Global Sepsis Alliance (GSA), took part in the InFACT/ISARIC/CIIC-HIN Colloquium on Building Global Acute Care Research Capacity, held in Kigali, Rwanda.

Dr. Kissoon was one of the panelists in the session “Perspectives: Funders, Policymakers, and Stakeholders,” which explored how a broad range of stakeholders can help refine and realize the goal of an “always on, always active intelligent health care system”, one in which clinical care is continuously informed by integrated research.

The discussion, co-moderated by Dr. John Marshall (InFACT) and Dr. Niamh Mahon, addressed themes such as how global research networks can contribute to resilient health systems, new models of funding and collaboration, and how to ensure that patients’ and families’ voices are heard in shaping research priorities.

Dr. Kissoon joined global leaders discussing strategies to strengthen research collaboration and health system preparedness.

Breaking the Silos: Primary Healthcare as the Bridge between NCDs and IDs

On October 13, Prof. Konrad Reinhart, GSA Founding President and President of the Sepsis Stiftung, will join a panel of experts at an event organized on the side of the World Health Summit by the Infectious Disease Alliance (IDA) and co-hosted by other organizations, including FIND, UNICEF, Amref, and the Global Sepsis Alliance.
At the event “Breaking the Silos: Primary Healthcare as the Bridge between NCDs and IDs”, Prof. Reinhart will shed light on the strong link between non-communicable diseases and sepsis and the need to integrate early sepsis detection and effective treatment in primary healthcare and in relevant healthcare strategies.

The panel will be co-moderated by Simone Mancini, GSA Partnership Lead and Coordinator of the Regional Sepsis Alliances.

Time: Oct 13, 2025, 7:00 AM - 9:30 AM CEST

Venue: Berlin, “Tuechtig – Raum für Inklusion”, Oudenarder Straße 16, Haus D06, 13347 Berlin, Germany

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Push, Pull, Partner: Building a Global AMR Incentive Ecosystem

GSA Partnership Lead, Simone Mancini, will also intervene at another event organised on October 14 by IDA and co-hosted by GSA, and will give a talk about the synergies and paradoxes of two crucial aspects of the fight against infectious diseases: sepsis and antimicrobial resistance.

Time: Oct 14, 2025, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM CEST

Venue: Berlin, “Tuechtig – Raum für Inklusion”, Oudenarder Straße 16, Haus D06, 13347 Berlin, Germany

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We invite all stakeholders visiting Berlin for the World Health Summit to join these fascinating discussions, either in person in Berlin or via the free livestreams on YouTube.

The Global Sepsis Alliance is pleased to announce that Dr. Mariam Jashi, CEO of the Global Sepsis Alliance, will participate as a panelist in the Virchow Prize Lecture 2025 on October 10, 2025, at ESMT Berlin and online via livestream.

Hosted by the Virchow Foundation and ESMT Berlin, the lecture will honor the 2025 Virchow Prize Laureates, Prof. Quarraisha Abdool Karim and Prof. Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, recognized for their pioneering, lifelong leadership in advancing maternal, newborn, and child health equity through community-centered, evidence-based research.

This year’s event will focus on the urgent need to advance equity in women’s, maternal, newborn, and child health, emphasizing holistic, systems-based approaches that connect gender, health, and development. The discussion will explore integrated strategies to strengthen global health systems and promote equity, contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 3, 5, and 10.

The Virchow Prize Lecture 2025 takes place on 10 October 2025, 11:00 - 12:30 CET, at ESMT Berlin and via livestream.

We are thrilled to announce that our President, Prof. Niranjan ‘Tex’ Kissoon, is moderating a session on engaging communities in sepsis prevention and policy at this year’s Sepsis Forum 2025.

“Sepsis Forum is a unique and innovative meeting bringing together academics, industry, patients, and families with lived experience and funders to share information and insights to advance sepsis awareness and understanding and improve outcomes.”

— Prof. Niranjan 'Tex' Kissoon, President, Global Sepsis Alliance

The Sepsis Forum is a collaborative event that brings together researchers, healthcare providers, and survivors to drive innovation and equity in sepsis care.

Co-hosted by the Pacific Northwest Sepsis Conference, the University of British Columbia’s Action on Sepsis Research Cluster, and partners, the Forum fosters cross-disciplinary conversations and shared learning across science, clinical care, and lived experience. This year’s forum will take place virtually on October 23, 2025, from 8:00 to 14:15 Pacific Time.

This year’s event explores timely topics, including artificial intelligence in early detection, personalized approaches to sepsis guidelines, improved coding and classification systems, multidisciplinary post-sepsis care, and community-driven advocacy. By creating an inclusive space for discussion and collaboration, Sepsis Forum aims to advance education, policy, and outcomes for all those impacted by sepsis.

On October 16–17, 2025, our colleagues from the Código Sepsis Foundation will host the 29th International Symposium on Infections in the Critically Ill Patients (ISICIP 2025) in Barcelona and virtually.

The Global Sepsis Alliance is delighted to endorse this congress and encourages you to participate.

Registration is now open (both online and in person), and the preliminary program is available on the event website.