WHO Regional Director for Europe, Dr Hans Kluge supports ESA's calls for a European Sepsis Plan

At the occasion of the event United Against Sepsis, organised in Brussels on 9 September by the European sepsis patient organisation consortium Sepsis Stronger Together, the Belgian patient organisation Sepsibel, and the European Society for Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM), Dr. Hans Kluge, Regional Director of WHO Europe delivered a strong message calling European member states to act against sepsis and welcoming the efforts of the European Sepsis Alliance. Referring to the ESA Call to Action delivered at the European Parliament last March, Dr. Kluge calls for:

• A European Sepsis Plan

• The inclusion of sepsis in the European preparedness and medical countermeasure strategies

Dr. Kluge also exhorts European governments to put in place national sepsis strategies and close the gap between planning and action.
The European Sepsis Alliance is grateful for the continued support of Dr Kluge and of WHO Europe, and we look forward to joining effort and working together towards national and European sepsis plans.

We invite our member organisations and partners to share this powerful message widely.