On 12 September 2017, healthcare providers from around the world joined the first virtual World Sepsis Congress Spotlight: Maternal and Neonatal Sepsis. The inaugural WSC Spotlight, convened by the Global Sepsis Alliance and the Department of Reproductive Health and Research at the World Health Organization, was held leading up to World Sepsis Day 2017. Experts shared research, perspectives, tools and information about how to suspect, treat and prevent maternal and neonatal sepsis.
We are pleased to share here the first session on the topic of Challenges of Medicine, Politics, and Society. You can also watch a short video of the opening remarks by Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, here.
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Speakers:
Chair:
Niranjan ‘Tex’ Kissoon, Global Sepsis Alliance, Canada
Opening Remarks:
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, Switzerland
Sepsis and the United Nation Sustainable Development Goals:
Benedetta Allegranzi, WHO, Switzerland
Over 7 Million Childhood Deaths Averted — Progress Report by the Vaccine Alliance:
Anuradha Gupta, Deputy CEO GAVI, Switzerland
Nationwide Sepsis Awareness Saves Lives:
Ron Daniels, UK Sepsis Trust, United Kingdom
Challenges of Sepsis Care and Research in Sub-Saharan Africa:
Elizabeth Molyneux, World Child Cancer, Malawi
Opportunities and Challenges of the WHO Resolution on Sepsis:
Konrad Reinhart, Global Sepsis Alliance, Germany
You can access the full suite of materials shared at the WSC Spotlight: Maternal and Neonatal Sepsis on the WSC Youtube channel or via podcasts available in the Apple iTunes store. Please visit www.wscspotlight.org/schedule for the full release schedule.