Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
World Health Organization., Geneve, 2018
Although a precise estimate of the global epidemiological burden of sepsis is difficult to ascertain, some scientific publications have reported that it affects more than 30 million people worldwide every year, potentially leading to 6 million deaths. Global rates of sepsis are thought to be growing rapidly, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). At the Seventieth World Health Assembly in May 2017, Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted a resolution (WHA70.7) on improving the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of sepsis.
The resolution requested WHO to develop guidance for the prevention and management of sepsis, to produce a report on the epidemiology and burden of sepsis, and to support countries to obtain the necessary infrastructure, laboratory capacity, strategies and tools to address sepsis. The Organization is also expected to work with partners to improve access to quality, safe, efficacious and affordable treatments for sepsis and tools for infection prevention and control (IPC), including immunization, particularly in developing countries.
Several WHO departments work on aspects of prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infections leading to sepsis, including research, both in the community and health care settings. A technical group (the Sepsis Coordination Group) coordinated by WHO’s Service Delivery and Safety department was established to support and implement the resolution. Actions are being undertaken to make this group the most inclusive possible of all groups who can play a role in advancing the sepsis agenda at both the headquarters and regional levels. As of January 2018, the group included the following WHO departments: Service Delivery and Safety; Antimicrobial Resistance; Essential Medicines and Health Products; Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals; Infectious Hazard Management; Information, Evidence and Research; Innovation Access and Use; Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health; Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health; and Reproductive Health and Research.
WHO convened the Sepsis Technical Expert Meeting, inviting experts, stakeholders and professionals from around the world, including from countries that had already progressed in the development and implementation of prevention, diagnosis and treatment of sepsis. The overall objective of the meeting was to identify priorities and make plans to move the global agenda on sepsis forward in accordance with the resolution.
The meeting aimed to share an overview of current major initiatives on sepsis worldwide, to present WHO activities and plans, to discuss global needs and priorities for action, to gather input on the critical role of WHO and key areas of work, and to explore areas for collaboration between WHO and other key players with the common goal of furthering global efforts on sepsis.