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05.05.2026 #Sepsis stories

Georg Sigrist

At the age of 72, Georg Sigrist fell ill with sepsis. What initially seemed like the flu worsened dramatically within a few days.
Roger van Klaveren at the market square in Basel
23.04.2026 #Event

112 days on the road for sepsis prevention

Roger van Klaveren starts his "WALK for SEPSIS Prävention" in Basel at 9 a.m. on May 23: he wants to travel from Basel to Gran Canaria in 112 days, walking a large part of the way with prosthetic legs.
In November 2021, Anton Löffel developed sepsis after a planned operation and spent many weeks in intensive care.
07.04.2026 #Sepsis stories

Anton Löffel

In November 2021, Anton Löffel developed sepsis after a planned operation and spent many weeks in intensive care.
A night that changed everything. A life that had to be reassembled. Ten years ago, pediatrician Stephanie Stücheli-Herlach survived sepsis.
10.03.2026 #Sepsis stories

Stephanie Stücheli-Herlach

Ten years ago, pediatrician Stephanie Stücheli-Herlach survived sepsis.
Heike Spreter-Krick survived a life-threatening sepsis on an alp in Uri in 2021 and has been campaigning for better education ever since.
07.01.2026 #Sepsis stories

Heike Spreter-Krick

Heike Spreter-Krick suffered a life-threatening sepsis in the summer of 2021 on an alp in the Uri mountains.
Roger van Klaveren is committed to sepsis awareness after surviving a sepsis that cost him both lower legs and parts of several fingers.
16.12.2025 #Sepsis stories

Roger van Klaveren

Roger van Klaveren survived sepsis after a ruptured intestine in 2023. He fought for his life for weeks ...
Portrait of Ujkan Ahmetaj and his daughter, who survived sepsis
25.11.2025 #Sepsis stories

Ujkan Ahmetaj and Vera

When eight-year-old Vera* suddenly developed a high temperature, her parents thought it was the flu.
Relative Jennifer Epifanio stands on a stage and gives a speech.
16.09.2025 #Event

Geneva briefing against the greatest health threat

With Swiss participation, the Global Sepsis Alliance presented its latest briefing paper for…
Peter Suter at the press conference of the Deutsche Sepsis-Stiftung.
15.09.2025 #Event

Swiss presence in Berlin

Intensive care physician, Peter Suter, who is on the steering committee of the…
At the Swiss Sepsis Program media conference, the five speakers sit side by side and talk about research findings and personal experiences.
12.09.2025 #Event Press Release

Media conference on World Sepsis Day 2025

Representatives of the Swiss Sepsis Program appeared before the Swiss media to mark World Sepsis Day 2025.
Auf dem Cover des Swiss Sepsis Report 2025, Burden of Sepsis in Switzerland 2019-2023, sieht man Graphen in Pink- und Rottönen.
11.09.2025 #Publications

First Swiss Sepsis Report

To mark World Sepsis Day 2025, the Swiss Sepsis Program has published the…
swiss sepsis program
11.09.2025 #Publications

Swiss Sepsis Declaration 2025

The Swiss Sepsis Program (SSP) has launched a declaration for World Sepsis Day…
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