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. 2017 Dec;18(12):e625-e627.
doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000001340.

Sepsis in Children: Global Implications of the World Health Assembly Resolution on Sepsis

Niranjan Kissoon  1 , Konrad Reinhart  2 , Ron Daniels  3 , Machado Flavia R Machado  4 , Raymond D Schachter  5 , Simon Finfer  6
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Sepsis in Children: Global Implications of the World Health Assembly Resolution on Sepsis

Niranjan Kissoon et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2017 Dec.

Abstract

Background: Sepsis, worldwide the leading cause of death in children, has now been recognized as the global health emergency it is. On May 26, 2017, the World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the World Health Organization, adopted a resolution proposed by the Global Sepsis Alliance to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and management of sepsis.

Objective: To discuss the implications of this resolution for children worldwide.

Conclusions: The resolution highlights sepsis as a global threat and urges the 194 United Nations member states to take specific actions and implement appropriate measures to reduce its human and health economic burden. The resolution is a major step toward achieving the targets outlined by the Sustainable Developmental Goals for decreasing mortality in infants and children, but implementing it will require a concerted global effort.

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