Welcome to the 5th World Sepsis Congress

On behalf of the Global Sepsis Alliance, it is our honor and pleasure to invite you to the 5th World Sepsis Congress, focusing on Sepsis Research and Innovations. The congress will be held fully online on April 8–9, 2025.

This year, in collaboration with the WSC Scientific Committee and a distinguished faculty of 100 experts, we are excited to bring together over 15,000 participants from more than 180 countries. Together, we will share cutting-edge research, best practices, and lessons learned, and identify critical gaps and priorities in sepsis prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and long-term care.

Sepsis remains one of the most pressing global health challenges, affecting 48.9 million people each year and claiming at least 13.7 million lives - with a disproportionate impact on low- and middle-income countries. It is intricately linked to other major global health issues, including antimicrobial resistance (AMR), COVID-19, climate change, and the broader health ecosystem.

The 2030 Sustainable Development Goals cannot be fully realized without addressing sepsis as a global priority. Advancing sepsis prevention, diagnostics, treatments, and long-term care directly contributes to reducing health inequities, strengthening health systems, and enhancing resilience against pandemics and other health emergencies.

In this context, the Global Sepsis Alliance has spearheaded the development of the 2030 Global Agenda for Sepsis – the first-ever multi-year global strategy in the area. The document was elaborated with the active engagement of sepsis survivors, patient families, 5 Regional Sepsis Alliances, and over 70 member and partner organizations from Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Caribbean, Eastern Mediterranean, Europe, Latin America, and North America.

We were proud to launch the 2030 Global Agenda for Sepsis at the German Parliament, under the leadership of the Chair of the German Bundestag’s Global Health Sub-Committee, and with a special video address from Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization.

Building on the GSA’s 14 years of work and the momentum created by the 2030 Global Agenda for Sepsis, this Congress will serve as a vital platform for clinicians, policymakers, scientists, patients, industry leaders, and sepsis advocates to share knowledge, foster collaborations, and address the key issues that lead to and exacerbate sepsis worldwide.

We encourage you to participate actively in the sessions over the course of these two days. They will feature the latest innovations, personal experiences from patients and families, and a shared vision for a world free from preventable sepsis.

Thank you for joining us in this important endeavor. Together, we can turn the tide against sepsis and improve health outcomes for generations to come.