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Every year, 20,000 people in Switzerland are hospitalized due to sepsis. Of those, 4,000 die.

Sepsis can develop from an infection and become life-threatening within a few hours.

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Heike Spreter-Krick survived a life-threatening sepsis on an alp in Uri in 2021 and has been campaigning for better education ever since.

As a German citizen, I signed the Swiss Sepsis Declaration because sepsis knows no borders. Learn more so that survival isn’t left to chance.

Heike Spreter-Krick, a sepsis survivor

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Georg Sigrist, a sepsis survivor, plays the saxophone. The music gives him strength as he recovers.

Georg Sigrist

At the age of 72, Georg Sigrist developed sepsis. What initially seemed like the flu took a dramatic turn for the worse within a few days.

Anton Löffel at home. He survived sepsis in 2021 following a scheduled surgery.

Anton Löffel

In November 2021, Anton Löffel developed sepsis after a planned operation and spent many weeks in intensive care.

Pediatrician Stephanie Stücheli-Herlach in her office in Uster. She survived sepsis in 2016.

Stephanie Stücheli-Herlach

Ten years ago, pediatrician Stephanie Stücheli-Herlach survived sepsis. What followed was a long journey back to normal life, marked by severe physical limitations.

Heike Spreter-Krick survived a life-threatening sepsis on an alp in Uri in 2021 and has been campaigning for better education ever since.

Heike Spreter-Krick

In the summer of 2021, Heike Spreter-Krick suffered a life-threatening case of sepsis on an alp in the Uri Mountains.

Roger van Klaveren is dedicated to raising awareness about sepsis after surviving an episode of sepsis that cost him both lower legs and parts of several fingers.

Roger van Klaveren

Roger van Klaveren survived sepsis in 2023 following a perforated bowel. For weeks, he fought for his life …

Ujkan Ahmetaj with his daughter, who survived sepsis.

Ujkan Ahmetaj und Vera

When eight-year-old Vera* suddenly came down with a high fever, her parents thought she had the flu.

Lilian Robert has survived sepsis three times.

Lilian Robert

Lilian Robert hat in den letzten zwei Jahren drei Sepsis-Episoden überlebt.

Jennifer Epifanio lost her son to sepsis in 2023.

Jennifer Epifanio

Jennifer Epifanio's son Elia was just 14 years old, athletic, full of energy and dreams …

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Roger van Klaveren shortly before the start of his WALK for SEPSIS Prävention at the market square in Basel.

112 days on the road to raise awareness about sepsis prevention

On May 23 at 9 a.m., Roger van Klaveren, a sepsis survivor, will embark on an extraordinary journey in Basel: Over the course of 112 days, he plans to travel from Basel to Gran Canaria, covering much of the distance on foot using prosthetic legs.

Jennifer Epifanio's family at the Global Sepsis Alliance conference.

Geneva briefing against the greatest health threat

The Global Sepsis Alliance presented its new “5×5 Briefing” in Geneva and called for concrete measures to combat sepsis. Swiss contributions lent the presentation particular weight.

Prof. Emeritus Dr. Peter Suter at the press conference of the German Sepsis Foundation.

Swiss presence in Berlin

At a press conference held by the Sepsis Foundation in Berlin, experts and patients called for sepsis to be given higher political priority.

At the Swiss Sepsis Program press conference, the five speakers sit side by side and discuss research findings as well as personal experiences.

Swiss Press Conference for World Sepsis Day 2025

To mark World Sepsis Day 2025, representatives of the Swiss Sepsis Program spoke to the Swiss media.

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First Swiss Sepsis Report

To mark World Sepsis Day 2025, the Swiss Sepsis Program published the Swiss Sepsis Report for the first time.

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Swiss Sepsis Declaration 2025

To mark World Sepsis Day 2025, the Swiss Sepsis Program (SSP) launched the Swiss Sepsis Declaration.

Donations after kart races

By organizing a go-kart race to raise funds for the fight against sepsis, Elia Epifanio’s parents once again sent a strong message in support of raising awareness and helping affected families.

Swiss Experience in a Global Context

At the World Sepsis Congress, experts from several continents discussed which strategies for combating sepsis have proven effective in their respective healthcare systems.

Swiss Representation in the European Parliament

At the annual conference of the European Sepsis Alliance in Brussels, Switzerland highlighted the role that national programs can play in achieving common European goals.

Go-kart race to raise awareness about sepsis

A personal tragedy has led to a public campaign against sepsis. With a go-kart race in Wohlen, the Epifanio family is once again raising awareness to promote early detection and prevention.

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